A key suspect in Kenya’s Shakahola cult massacre pleaded guilty Friday to the murders of 191 followers, most of them children, in a dramatic turn in a case linked to more than 400 deaths caused by starvation and abuse. Enos…[Continue Reading...]
The prosecution in the Shakahola massacre case has received a major boost after one of the suspects expressed willingness to confess and cooperate with the State, potentially turning into a key witness against alleged cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and…[Continue Reading...]
DPP closes Shakahola case against Mackenzie, 96 others after witnesses detail decade of religious radicalisation The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has formally closed the prosecution case against controversial Pastor Paul Mackenzie and 96 co-accused, bringing to an end a…[Continue Reading...]
The heartbreaking testimony of 66-year-old Safari Katana Yaa reveals how police repeatedly failed families trying to rescue their loved ones from Paul Mackenzie’s deadly cult before the Shakahola tragedy claimed over 450 lives. Katana’s nightmare began in 2017 when Mackenzie’s…[Continue Reading...]
Detectives from the Homicide Unit have released 10 bodies of the Shakahola victims, who were followers of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie, for burial in the Western and Nyanza regions. Families of the deceased gathered at the morgue to view the…[Continue Reading...]
Thursday, October 30, 2025 - A police witness has told the court that controversial preacher pastor, Paul Mackenzie, secretly ate in police custody while his followers continued fasting, believing it would help them evade criminal charges. Testifying before Principal Magistrate…[Continue Reading...]
An old Swahili proverb goes, "Kashangae ferry meli inaelea shilingi inazama (He is surprised that the ferry floats, yet the coin sinks)." It's about the tribal wisdom of accepting that much as you try, some things won't make sense. The…[Continue Reading...]
A senior religious leader has told a Mombasa court that controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie manipulated Bible teachings to deceive his followers, leading them into extreme and harmful beliefs. The Chief Executive Officer of the Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics, Dr…[Continue Reading...]
State agencies yesterday started to contact the families whose loved ones died in the Shakahola cult to collect bodies from Malindi Sub County Hospital mortuary for burial. However, some of the families contacted said they were yet to decide whether…[Continue Reading...]
In April 2023, Kenyan human rights defenders discovered a deadly cult in the Shakahola forest. They exhumed more than 400 bodies from mass graves. The pastor of the Good News International Ministries, Paul Mackenzie, had convinced his followers that by…[Continue Reading...]
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