Kithure Kindiki, the interior cabinet secretary, is anticipated to travel back to Kilifi County on Monday morning to supervise the start of the postmortem investigations on the bodies removed from Shakahola woodland.
The bodies, which have a total count of 109 and are continually being added to, are thought to be those of members of a cult that was founded by pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, founder of the Good News International Church, and that allegedly encouraged its members to starve themselves to death to "find God."
An expert team under the direction of Government Chief Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor will do the postmortem examinations at the mortuary in Malindi Sub-county.
Following the exhuming operation, a 30-day dusk-to-dawn curfew was implemented at Chakama Ranch, where Shakahola Forest is located.
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Since then, fourteen additional cult members have been detained by police.
Two children lost their lives because of starvation while in the care of their parents, and Mackenzie, a former cab driver who became a pastor, was accused in March and is still being held by authorities.
President William Ruto announced that he would create a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to launch an investigation into the Shakahola massacre after the disturbing episode generated reactions from the public, religious leaders, and political leaders.
According to President Ruto, the commission would be expected to examine the situation and hold accountable anyone at fault thoroughly.
Religious authorities have demanded an examination of the types of ideas being taught in various churches around the nation to filter out offenders such as Mackenzie.
