Kenya cult deaths

Kenyan authorities have exhumed 47 bodies near Shakahola in the coastal town of Malindi, as they investigate a preacher from the Good News International Church who is said to have told followers to starve to death. The bodies of children were among the dead. Our Africa Health Correspondent, Dorcas Wangira joins us to give the latest updates.

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(Photo: Kenyan officers investigating shallow graves in Shakahola forest. Credit: Rex Shutterstock).

Presenter: James Reynolds