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Nigerian found love in Kenya only to lose wife to Mackenzie’s cult

Published May 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

“I am going to the shop, I'll be back soon." Those were the last words Ms Constance Charo said to her Nigerian husband, Mr Abbas Babatunde, as she left their home in Likoni, Mombasa, on April 7. He has been…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan pastor to face terrorism charges over cult massacre

Published May 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) – A Kenyan pastor who appeared in court Tuesday will face terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre," prosecutors said. The deeply religious…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya starvation cult: ‘My wife and six children followed Pastor Mackenzie’

Published May 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, starvation deaths

Kenyan preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie has appeared in court following the discovery of scores of bodies in a remote forest. He is accused of encouraging followers to starve themselves to death - hundreds of relatives are now wondering what happened…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya cult leader accused of preaching starvation as salvation

Published May 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 3000 followers, cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, starvation deaths

A Kenyan taxi driver turned pastor, who allegedly preached that starvation brought salvation, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge was under scrutiny years before 109 of his followers were found dead. Police last month launched a wide-ranging investigation into the Good News International…[Continue Reading...]

Initial autopsies show children starved, asphyxiated in Kenyan cult

Published May 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged autopsies, children dead, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, starvation deaths

NAIROBI, May 1 (Reuters) - The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation, a government pathologist said on Monday, as investigators began the first autopsies on over 100 people linked…[Continue Reading...]