“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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
A second starvation cult has been uncovered in Kenya with 31 people locked up without food. Police said the group were found weak and hungry after starving themselves for almost a week. Among the rescued were 14 adults and 17…[Continue Reading...]
Two years ago, Issa Ali’s mother took all her belongings and left her family to join followers of the charismatic church leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge in the Shakahola forest in south-east Kenya. “He told them that’s where Jesus’ second coming…[Continue Reading...]
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