During a court visit, protected witnesses identified Paul Mackenzie and seven co-accused individuals at key sites in Shakahola Forest. They provided details regarding alleged cult activities connected to the deaths in Shakahola and Kwa Binzaro.

A man testified in court about how his daughter converted from Islam to Christianity and entered a relationship with a tuk-tuk driver, Julius Thuva Luwali, before disappearing in the Shakahola forest. Hamisi Abdalla Mohamed explained that he had employed Thuva for two years to transport vegetables from his home in Sabaki to Malindi market, before Thuva married his daughter, Nuru Hamisi, and introduced her to the church of preacher Paul Mackenzie, where she has since been missing.

The High Court has ordered the unconditional release of Halima Ngache, a woman arrested for allegedly tracking and posting President William Ruto's travel details on social media. Ngache was apprehended at her home in Mombasa and transferred to Nairobi, where the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sought to detain her for seven days to complete investigations. However, the Milimani Court allowed her detention for only three days. She later filed a case in the High Court claiming she was not informed of the reasons for her arrest and that police officers lacked a court order.

A family in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, is mourning the loss of their relative, Wycliffee Makheti Muchaka, who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) three weeks ago due to travel restrictions related to an Ebola outbreak. They are seeking government assistance to repatriate his body for burial. Muchaka was working in DRC as a mechanic after going there for employment.

Juma Ramadhan, a 21-year-old, has been arrested by the Dar es Salaam Special Police for allegedly murdering his father, Ramadhan Jaffary, aged 47, and burying him in the deceased's house. Police Commander Jumanne Muliro reported that on June 16, 2026, they received a report from relatives about Jaffary's disappearance. Following an investigation, authorities discovered the body buried in a room of his house in Kwembe Luguruni, Ubungo District.

A video has been released showing the final journey of the deceased Baohzang, a Chinese national reportedly killed by individuals identified as his security guards. His body arrived at the museum for cremation. The full video is available on Bongo5's YouTube account, prepared by @abbrah255.