Kenyan pastor to face terrorism charges over cult massacre

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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’

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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

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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

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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...]

Lori Vallow trial: ‘Cult’ mom’s hair on duct tape wrapped around murdered son, witness says

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A piece of Lori Vallow's hair was apparently stuck to a piece of duct tape wrapped around her murdered 7-year-old son's body, a witness testified Monday, according to local reports. Vallow and her husband, Chad Daybell, are accused of killing…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow trial – live: Jury hears how Chad Daybell’s wife was shot at by masked man days before murder

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Week five of “doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow’s trial is getting under way in Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, where the mother-of-three is accused of killing her two youngest children and her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife. The…[Continue Reading...]

Govt considering a memorial in Shakahola to remember cult victims

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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 1 — Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki now says that the government is considering a memorial in Shakahola to honor the victims of controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie’s starvation cult. Kindiki made the announcement Monday in Kilifi County…[Continue Reading...]

Ruto to set up inquiry into cult deaths, tame rogue preachers

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President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that a judicial commission of inquiry will be established to investigate the Shakahola cult deaths and help weed out rogue religious leaders from the community. Speaking at Makutano Stadium in West Pokot County during…[Continue Reading...]

Reburials of Shakahola cult victims could take a month or more: Oduor

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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 1 — Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor on Monday said the conclusion of DNA analysis on Shakahola victims may take a month or more to facilitate reburials. The victims are linked to the starvation cult led by…[Continue Reading...]

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