The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Sharlyne Anindo Temba, is said to have led a secret network that lured families into starvation rituals that ended in tragedy.
Investigations show that Ms Temba operated quietly in Kaoeni, a village on the outskirts of Malindi town in Kilifi County.
Behind the walls of two rented houses, followers drawn from across the country were indoctrinated before being ferried to Kwa Binzaro, where they were subjected to deadly fasting sessions.
Her home in Kwa Binzaro was a modest mud-walled structure divided into rooms for preparation and prayer.
Detectives say one of the rooms was used as the final fasting chamber, where believers lay on black PVC sheets until they starved to death.
Victims’ bodies were later wrapped in the same sheets and buried in secret.
A detective involved in the case revealed that newcomers were first received in Kaoeni before being taken deeper into Chakama ranch.
Documents recovered from Ms Temba’s house, including a land agreement and a motorcycle receipt, are now central to the probe.
Police also found an identification card linked to a couple from Siaya County whose six children remain missing.
Witnesses described Ms Temba as calm and composed, often blending in as a church-going woman.
However, police suspect she had close ties with controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie, already linked to the Shakahola deaths.
Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja has ordered a thorough investigation into Chakama Ranch as families continue to seek answers over the Kwa Binzaro massacre.
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