Coordinates: 3°06′43″S 39°33′07″E / 3.11194°S 39.55194°E / -3.11194; 39.55194

Shakahola forest

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Shakahola forest is an 800 acres (320 ha) forest area that is part of Chakama Ranch in Kilifi County, eastern Kenya.[1] Shakahola village is nearby. The nearest large town is Malindi, on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.[2]

In 2023, a number of mass graves were found in the forest, leading to an investigation of what is now known as the Shakahola forest massacre.[3]

References

  1. ^ Makong, Bruhan (2023-04-26). "Kenya: Govt Declares Chakama Ranch Containing Shakahola Forest a Disturbed Area". Capital FM. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  2. ^ Wangira, Dorcas (2023-05-01). "Kenya starvation cult: 'My wife and six children followed Pastor Mackenzie'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  3. ^ "Kenya starvation cult death toll hits 90 as morgues fill up: "Nothing prepares you for shallow mass graves of children"". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.

3°06′43″S 39°33′07″E / 3.11194°S 39.55194°E / -3.11194; 39.55194


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