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Families oppose mass burial for Shakahola kin

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Bodies being exhumed from a shallow grave in Paul Makenzi's land in Shakahola, Kilifi County on April 25, 2023. [File, Standard]

Families of the victims of the Shakahola massacre have rejected plans by the State to bury the unidentified bodies in a marked mass grave, saying it goes against their culture.

Out of 453 bodies retrieved from the shallow graves in Shakahola forest, only 34 have been positively identified and handed over to their relatives for burial.

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