Pastor Paul Mackenzies wife has been released from custody after the prosecution failed to convince the court why she should remain in custody over crimes allegedly committed by her husband.

Shanzu Senior Principal Magistrate Yusuf Shikanda freed Rhoda Maweu Monday on a personal bond of Kes 100,000 with a surety bond of Kes 300,000.

Rhoda had spent 62 days in custody. The court ordered her to avail herself when summoned to any police station over the investigation should she be required.

However, Mackenzie and his accomplices will remain in custody for 30 more days as the state intensifies its investigation on the Shakahola massacre in which more than 300 bodies were exhumed.

There are 30 suspects in custody, but 11 will be in custody for three days while the rest, including Mackenzie, will remain in for a month to enable police to conclude investigations. One suspect died in custody two weeks ago.

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Innocent Kenyans who were starving to death were allegedly radicalised by Mackenzie in order to "meet Jesus."

More than 300 bodies, many of them women and children, have been discovered since the exhumation process began two months ago.

The state has said that among other things, it plans to file terrorist, murder, and genocide charges against him and his conspirators.