Security agencies have rescued four members of a family from a farm where they had been staying for two months in Binzaro Village, Chakama Location, Kilifi County, after going missing from their home in Siaya.
The area is located just a few kilometres from Shakahola Forest, where more than 400 people were previously found murdered and buried in shallow graves three years ago.
There are concerns that the teams may discover additional human remains at the new site.
Acting on a tip-off from members of the public, security and intelligence officers conducted an operation targeting a secluded five-acre homestead linked to suspicious religious activity eventually foiling a suspected case of religious radicalisation.
During the operation, four individuals, a 50-year-old man who had been reported missing at Siaya Police Station on April 15, 2025, his 40-year-old wife, and two females aged 40 and 19, were rescued from the compound.
According to police, preliminary assessments indicate that the individuals may have been held under the influence of radical teachings.
Police said two human skulls and the freshly deceased body of an unidentified adult male were discovered in nearby thickets.
The remains have been transferred to Malindi Sub-County Hospital Mortuary for preservation, identification, and forensic examination.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) agents in Malindi secured orders for continued protective custody of the rescued individuals and applied for warrants to conduct a more comprehensive forensic search of the site.
