The 34 people whose bodies were found and identified at the Shakahola mass grave site will begin to be returned to their families on March 26, 2024.

Government pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor disclosed to reporters on Wednesday from the Malindi Sub-County Hospital that the State will offer counseling services to the impacted families before transferring the bodies to them. 

Similarly, Dr. Oduor recommended that anyone attempting to gather the bodies have a letter from their local chiefs. He also mentioned that those who donated blood samples for DNA testing needed to be present when the bodies were collected.


According to Dr. Oduor, these steps are essential to guaranteeing that the bodies are released to the right families without incident. 

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On the other hand, the pathologist declared that the State will move forward with the exhumation of bodies from the 35 identified graves in Shakahola and that the government will dispose of the unidentified and unclaimed bodies following the law. 

Francis Wanje, who belongs to a family that lost eight people in the Shakahola incident—five of whom were identified—thanked the government for allowing them to bury their loved ones.

Wanje bemoaned the challenging year that has passed, but he and his family will finally get the resolution they are due.