At least 83 bodies exhumed from mass gravesite in Kenya, suspected victims of cult abuse

At least 83 people, reported to be members of the Good News International Church, have been found dead in Kilifi County, Kenya, according to local media. In footage posted by Kilifi County Governor Gideon Maitha Mung’aro, Felkin K Ndena, a representative from the Kilifi Department of Public Service, Special Programs & Disaster Management, gave an overview of the situation. Ndena said 65 bodies had been exhumed from graves in Shakahola forest, though a local media report later placed the number at 83. The Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on Monday that 33 people had been rescued from various sites belonging to the Good News International Church, which has been described locally as a “suspected cult." Credit: Gideon Maitha Mung'aro via Storyful