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Why State will not foot funeral expenses of Shakahola massacre victims

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Homicide detectives carrying bodies of cult victims in Shakahola forest ,Kilifi county. [Marion Kithi Standard]

The government will not foot the funeral expenses of 429 victims of the Shakahola massacre in Kilifi county.

Speaking on Wednesday at the Malindi sub-county mortuary, Chief Government pathologist Johansen Oduor said that families of the Shakahola victims should prepare to foot the funeral expenses.

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