{"id":14192,"date":"2024-03-26T13:47:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=14192"},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:47:47","slug":"shakahola-massacrefamilies-pick-bodies-for-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=14192","title":{"rendered":"Shakahola massacre:Families Pick Bodies For Burial."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/b57862ed-aa28-4d19-986a-f1e6e2801b95-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/b57862ed-aa28-4d19-986a-f1e6e2801b95-980x706.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/b57862ed-aa28-4d19-986a-f1e6e2801b95-480x346.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, the Government initiated the release of bodies belonging to victims of the Shakahola massacre to their respective families for burial ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Government pathologist Johansen Oduor revealed that in the preceding week, his team had positively identified 34 out of the 428 bodies excavated from graves within the Shakahola forest across four phases of exhumation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Oduor emphasized that the identified relatives would receive comprehensive psycho-social support before the bodies were handed over to them. He outlined the procedural aspects, including the arrangements for counseling services and the communication with relatives, who would be arriving to claim the bodies of their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the bereaved families, one particularly affected by the tragedy was that of Titus Ngonyo, who lost seven relatives in the Shakahola massacre. Their sorrow was somewhat assuaged as the government released four identified bodies \u2013 those of Ngonyo&#8217;s wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson \u2013 from the Malindi District Hospital mortuary for burial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The emotional weight of the situation was palpable as families grieved upon seeing their loved ones who tragically lost their lives in the Shakahola Forest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, the Government initiated the release of bodies belonging to victims of the Shakahola massacre to their respective families for burial ceremonies. 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