18 more bodies exhumed in pastor Paul Mackenzie's Kilifi cult

Detectives exhumed a total of 10 graves on Sunday, bringing the three-day total of exhumations to 39.

Piece by: Manny Anyango
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• This brings to 39 the total number of bodies that have so far been exhumed.

• The controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie is still in police custody.

18 more bodies exhumed in pastor Paul Mackenzie's Kilifi cult
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Homicide detectives on Sunday exhumed 18 more bodies of victims in the Kilifi church cult. 

This brings to 39 the total number of bodies that have so far been exhumed.

The controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie is still in police custody.

On Saturday, 14 bodies were found, with five bodies, believed to belong to one family. They were buried together. 

In another grave, three bodies were found on top of each other. 

"We found, a man, woman and three children in one grave," a detective said 

In the bodies exhumed, children were more as compared to adults. 

By Friday 58 graves had been identified.

The controversial Malindi preacher has been preaching to his followers to fast and pray for several days and eventually, a number of them died due to hunger.

Last month, Mackenzie was arrested by police officers over the death of two minors in similar circumstances but was released on a Sh10,000 police bond.

The victims were allegedly being brainwashed, according to the police.

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