Police Officers have confirmed that three suspects are already in custody after they were arrested over links to a mass shallow graves with bodies in a home in Trans Nzoia county.
According to reports by the County police commander Jeremiah Ole Kosiom, the home is located at Kaliwa village in Waitaluk ward and an unknown number of people are buried in the home.
Detectives who have started exhumation process have confirmed that already one body of a woman wrapped in a blanket has been exhumed as they plan to exhume the bodies step by step.
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Reports indicate that an unknown number of bodies in shallow graves, suspected to be several are still buried in the Trans Nzoia home with the intention and cause of death of the victims still unclear. However, it’s suspected to be linked with cult like activities.
The three who were arrested are said to be owners of the home where the graves have been discovered with police saying that they obtained a court order to exhume all bodies from the compound.
Confirming the identity of the woman who was exhumed, Trans Nzoia DCI boss Paul Songok said that her identity has been Confimed as Alice Chemutai who was a resident of Kitale town.
A postmortem examination will be conducted on the body to determine the cause of death as three suspects already arrested in connection to her death and secret burial in the compound.
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This comes amid another similar case against Paul Mackenzie still in court after a total of over 420 bodies were exhumed from his Shakahola farm in suspicion of engaging in cult activities and beliefs.