A lot of people in Kenya have strong opinions about Mungaro’s revelation that the Shakahola Range does not belong to Mackenzie.
Since exhumation of victims began last week, there has been debate over who legally owns shakahola ranch, which has been labeled a crime scene by the authorities.
Homicide investigators and police officers camped out at a ranch connected to pastor Paul Mackenzie have recovered the bodies of 90 people they believe to be cult members.
But does Mackenzie, as has been said, actually own the land?
Yesterday, during an interview with Citizen TV, Kilifi governor Gidion Mungaro provided a response.
When asked if the controversial pastor owned the massive 800 acre plot in Kilifi county, he refuted the charges.
Gidion Mungaro, governor of Kilifi, gave a Tuesday night interview to citizen TV.
According to him, a few people in the country stole three federal programs.
Governor Mung’aro stated on Tuesday night to citizen TV, “That land which Mackenzie is occupying is not his; we have three schemes in that area which was initially grabbed by some individuals from the Chakama ranchers.”
The land is now being contested by some individuals and a bank, he said, adding that he had tried to regain portions of it when he was the member of parliament for Malindi.
He went on to say that if Mackenzie had moved to a more populous place, he never would have escaped detection for his criminal activities.
However, the governors have placed the blame for the killings on the police, arguing that it is their job to conduct investigations and keep the public safe.
