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A monument honouring Mekatilili wa Menza will be built at Shakahola, transforming the site into a heritage tourism hub celebrating anti-colonial resistance.
Kevin Sudi Asena, a key suspect linked to the Shakahola cult case involving Pastor Makenzi, has died in custody at Coast General Hospital while receiving treatment after his condition worsened.
A mother told the Shakahola court her six children voluntarily fasted to death, driven by dreams and hardship, while denying that Paul Makenzi ordered the fasting.
Self-confessed Shakahola massacre perpetrator Enos Amanya on Thursday revealed in a Mombasa court that more than 900 people died in the tragedy.
A court has heard that controversial preacher Paul Makenzi and 192 followers made a suicide pact to fast to death in the Shakahola massacre.
Fasting in Shakahola was allegedly triggered by fears of eviction after locals sought to sell the land, following orders from cult leader Paul Mackenzie.
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