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Journalists covering Shakahola massacre get psychosocial counselling

Bodies exhumed from Shakahola forest. Victims were followers of controversial preacher Paul Makenzi who reportedly lured members of his Good News International Church into starving themselves to death in the name of fasting. [File, Standard]

Journalists covering the Shakahola security operation area have started receiving psychosocial support from the Kenya Red Cross to help them cope with the effects of viewing dead bodies.

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