By Friday 58 graves had been identified by team of about 100 officers led by the Homicide unit Director together with a pathologist, officers from the DCI, the forensic Department, and regular police are leading the operation.

These are faithful members of a church believed to have died as a result of fasting due to cult-like teachings of Malindi controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie in Shakahola Magarini.

This brings to 21 the number of bodies that have been retrieved by the homicide unit, DCI detectives and other security personnel. Five bodies, believed to be belonging to one family were found in one grave.

The team of detectives said they found, a man, woman and three children in one grave.

During the operation, journalists came across a Nigerian man who was looking for his six family members who disappeared two weeks ago