The number of alleged members of the Christian sect, they fasted to death in the southern forest Kenya The number of encounters with Jesus Christ rose to 201 after authorities discovered 22 new bodies this Saturday, local police said.

Kenya Coast Regional Police Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha said at a press conference that the operation will resume next Monday, after a week in which It does not stop rising as the excavation of mass graves progresses.

Onjanc said another suspect was arrested this Saturday, bringing the total number of suspects to 26.

The regional police commissioner also said that the number of missing people has increased by one since Friday. up to 610.

The number of those rescued alive remains at 72.

Almost all those who died in the so-called “Shakahol massacre” were exhumed from graves and graves general found in this forest, with the exception of a few who died in the hospital due to their serious condition.

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An autopsy of more than a hundred bodies showed that, although they all showed signs of starvation, the corpses at least three minors and one adult also showed signs of strangulation and suffocation.

Similarly, early investigations by the police show that believers were forced to continue fasting even if they wanted to give it up.

On Wednesday, the Shanzu Court in the coastal city of Mombasa ordered a thirty-day extension (starting May 3). arrest of sect leader who allegedly convinced the victims to fast, pastor Paul Mackenzie Ntenge, his wife and 16 other suspects.

May 2, Ntenge and other detainees were released. court in the tourist coastal city of Malindi after prosecutors expressed their intention to bring charges of terrorism against them, in which case the court found itself incompetent.

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However, the pastor and his henchmen were arrested a few minutes later and taken to the Shanzu Court, about 120 kilometers away, where the police unsuccessfully requested permission to detain them for another ninety days.

Last week, Kenyan President William Ruto, appointed a commission of inquiry presided over by Judge Jesse Lesiit to ascertain the facts and determine possible administrative or security malpractice.

Ntenge, who has been in police custody since April 14, leads the Good News International Church (Good News International Church).

The pastor was already arrested last March after he was charged with the death of two children under similar circumstances, but was released on bail. (EFE)