A Shanzu court will today rule on whether it will allow the State to have cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 other co-accused persons detained for a further 47 days.
They have already spent 90 days in custody.
The Director of Public Prosecutions on August 2 applied to have the police allowed to continue holding the suspects for at least seven weeks to finish their probe.
Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu and the co-accused are facing at least 12 charges including murder, counselling and aiding suicide, abduction, radicalisation, genocide, crimes against humanity, child cruelty, fraud, and money laundering.
They are being blamed for their involvement in the deaths of over 425 people whose bodies have been exhumed from Shakahola.
According to the State, it is better to invest more time in compelling investigations and do all that is necessary to expedite the hearing and the disposal of the case.
Mediheal Hospital files case challenging allegations of organ harvesting
At the Milimani Law Courts, Mediheal Hospital has filed a case challenging allegations levelled against them on organ harvesting.
Mediheal case comes after Francis Owino, a human rights crusader petitioned the High court seeking to have the DCI compelled to investigate the hospital and if found culpable, instruct the DPP to criminally prosecute it for breaching the law.
Former director of children's home to defend himself in defilement case
A former director of a children's home who is serving 100 years behind bars for defiling four minors entrusted in his care will today defend himself in another defilement case at Milimani court.
