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Help us bury loved ones at home, kin of Shakahola victims plead

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Bodies of Shakahola massacre victims were identified through DNA. [Marion Kithi, Standard]

A sombre mood engulfed families of those who perished in the Shakahola forest as they thronged Malindi Hospital Mortuary to collect bodies of their loved ones.

Tears rolled down William Ponda's cheeks as he collected the bodies of his mother, Esther Biria Masha, nephews Harry Ngonyo and Seth Hinzani Ngala, and a sister-in-law, Emily Wanje.

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