One of the graves is believed to contain the bodies of five members of the same family – three children and their parents.
There are several religious practices across the world peculiar to certain religions and denominations.
sadly, some of these practices often go to the extreme, resulting in deaths.
For instance, the Kenyan police have just dug up the bodies of members of a particular church.
They were said to have been following a practice of their church that led them to starve to death.
Kenya is a religious country and there have been previous cases of people being lured into dangerous, unregulated churches or cults.
The bodies of 21 people were exhumed near the coastal town of Malindi, police say.
Currently, the police are investigating the preacher who allegedly told his followers to starve to death.
Among the bodies exhumed are children and police say more bodies are expected to be found.
How They Were Discovered
Police arrested a preacher, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, on April 15 after discovering the bodies of four people suspected of having starved themselves to death.
The preacher reportedly named three villages Nazareth, Bethlehem, and Judea, and baptised followers in ponds.
After this, he was said to have told them to partake in a fast, The Standard reports.
According to the police, the shallow grave where the bodies were exhumed from is in Shakahola forest in Kenya.
Last week, 15 members of the Good News International Church were rescued in the same forest.
Also, the Preacher is in custody, pending a court appearance.
State broadcaster, KBC, describes him as a “cult leader”, and reported that 58 graves have so far been identified.
One of the graves is believed to contain the bodies of five members of the same family – three children and their parents.
Although Mr. Mackenzie has denied wrongdoing, he has been refused bail.
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However, he insists that he shut down his church in 2019.
The preacher allegedly told followers to starve themselves to “meet Jesus”.
According to the Kenyan, Daily pathologists will take DNA samples and conduct tests to determine whether the victims died of starvation.
