Cult: Father testifies how TV sermon hooked him, death of six children to starvation
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There was silence as a Mombasa court on Tuesday heard chilling accounts of how former followers of cult leader Paul Mackenzie were indoctrinated and the subsequent deaths of their loved ones.
The Kwa Binzaro deaths took centre stage in proceedings before Senior Principal Magistrate Eric Wambo, with the court hearing harrowing testimony from two prosecution witnesses.
The prosecution team, led by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Joseph Kimanthi presented witnesses who gave distressing accounts of indoctrination, control, and eventual loss of life.
The first witness, referred only as J.O. for safety reasons, testified that his journey into the teachings of Paul Mackenzie began in 2019 after watching sermons on Times TV on a program titled “end times” messages. He became a devoted follower despite the absence of a physical church in Kisumu.
Over time, he fully embraced the teachings, which taught against formal education, medical treatment, and the use of cosmetic beauty products, all deemed contrary to God’s will.
Consequently, he withdrew his children from school and imposed strict adherence to these doctrines within his household, with his wife also conforming after joining him in the faith.
However, tensions ensued with the local administration in Siaya, when the area chief and assistant chief intervened over the children’s absence from school.
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