Kenyan man Stephen Mwiti was distraught to go identify the bodies of his wife and six children among the corpses of dozens of cult members recovered from Shakahola forest.
Over a week ago, police in Kenya arrested pastor Paul Makenzi over links to cultism. The pastor allegedly told his followers at Good News International Church to ‘fast to death’ in order to meet Jesus.
Kenyan officials say the number of deaths linked to a cult has risen to 110.
Stephen Mwiti said his wife and children were followers of the pastor.
“My children are gone. I did not see them from the children who have been rescued,” Mwiti said as he waved a photo of his wife and four of the children,” he said.
He believes they were buried in the forest but their bodies have not yet been identified.