Kenyans have fallen victim to several harmful practices in religious spaces, a new report by the National Crime Research Center (NCRC) has revealed. In the research report dated Monday, November 11, there are detrimental practices under the guise of religion…[Continue Reading...]
A witness testifying against cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 92 others at the Shanzu court shared the painful story of how her seven children died in Shakahola forest. Mackenzie and his co-accused face multiple charges, including radicalisation, engaging in criminal…[Continue Reading...]
A horrifying chapter in Kenya's history was uncovered when authorities raided the Good News International Ministries (GNIM), led by self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie. Mackenzie convinced over 400 people, including children, to starve themselves to death in preparation for what…[Continue Reading...]
MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock the morning he found the body…[Continue Reading...]
A pastor in Kenya is under investigation for allegedly leading a cult and committing sexual abuse against women and girls within his congregation, according to police reports. The pastor, Daniel Mururu, who leads the East African Pentecostal Churches of Kenya…[Continue Reading...]
A pastor in Kenya is under investigation for allegedly leading a cult and committing sexual abuse against women and girls within his congregation, according to police reports. The pastor, Daniel Mururu, who leads the East African Pentecostal Churches of Kenya…[Continue Reading...]
A 17-year-old witness testified in a Mombasa court about her harrowing experience surviving solely on water for 38 days in Shakahola Forest before police rescued her. Now under state protection, the teenager shared a chilling account of her forced removal…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a Kenyan cult who allegedly encouraged over 400 followers to starve themselves to death has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, in one of the worst ever cases of cult-related mass deaths. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie appeared in…[Continue Reading...]
Survivors and victim families of Kenya's worst cult-related massacre are hoping for justice as the trial of cult leader Paul Mackenzie begins. Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, stands accused of terrorism, manslaughter and other charges following the deaths of more than…[Continue Reading...]
World Kenya starvation cult leader on trial for manslaughter over deaths of more than 400 followers August 12, 2024 / 6:48 AM EDT / AFP The leader of a Kenyan starvation sect went on trial on Monday for manslaughter over…[Continue Reading...]
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