Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that part of the Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County where followers of controversial Pastor Paul Mackenzie were buried would be turned into a national memorial site.
In a statement on Tuesday June 6, Kindiki stated that the aim of converting it into a national memorial site is for Kenyans and the world to remember what happened at Shakahola.
“Shakahola forest, the scene of crime where these grave crimes have been committed can not remain as it was. The Government will convert it into a national memorial, a place of remembrance so that Kenyans and the world do not forget what happened here,” Kindiki stated.
The Interior CS also said that the government will hold a commemoration service at Shakahola once the body exhumation exercise is concluded.
“Once this exercise is concluded, we shall call a congregation of all believers from all faiths and our national leadership for a commemoration service to secure the sacred right and freedom of worship that has been violated by crooks hiding behind scriptures,” he stated.
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He further stated that the government is building a strong case against Pastor Mackenzie and his collaborators.
“Our investigations team has assured us that we have a watertight case against Mackenzie and his collaborators who are in custody,” Kindiki added.
“We have evidence that is sufficient to prove charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.”
