Carolyne Odour has told the BBC she desperately fears for fate of her two young sons who went missing two months ago with their father - a follower of the teachings of a notorious starvation cult leader. Ms Odour says…[Continue Reading...]
What you need to know: The Shakahola massacre happened when controversial preacher Mackenzie Nthenge and his team caused more than 450 members of his Good News International Church to starve to death in Kilifi County. Mackenzie is accused of brainwashing…[Continue Reading...]
Kenya’s starvation cult controversy has escalated, drawing heavy criticism toward the government’s handling of the crisis. At least 11 suspects have been arrested in connection with the deadly cult activities, as investigations continue into mass deaths linked to forced starvation.…[Continue Reading...]
Thirty-two bodies have been exhumed in southeastern Kenya in the past week, in a tragedy that is sparking fresh criticism of authorities who had vowed to crack down on extremist sects after hundreds of members of a doomsday cult died…[Continue Reading...]
Over the last 10 days, 24 bodies have been exhumed from Kwa Binzaro, a small village near Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast and not far from the Shakahola forest – where 450 bodies were found in 2023. These were followers of…[Continue Reading...]
Homicide detectives have uncovered six more bodies during ongoing exhumations at Binzaro village, situated close to the Shakahola forest. The latest recovery raises the death toll linked to the new cult probe to 25. Officials said the remains would undergo…[Continue Reading...]
At least five bodies have been recovered from shallow graves at a site in Kenya where victims of a religious cult are suspected to have been buried, according to authorities. Excavations were continuing on Friday at the site on the…[Continue Reading...]
Authorities in Kilifi County have uncovered 13 additional graves in Kwa Binzaro village, Chakama, in what investigators fear could be a repeat of the Shakahola massacre. The grim discovery brings the total number of graves identified in the area to…[Continue Reading...]
Human rights groups have sounded the alarm over delays in the exhumation of bodies in Kwa Binzaro Village, Kilifi County, warning they will seek legal action if the government goes ahead with plans to bury victims of the first Shakahola…[Continue Reading...]
Kilifi County Criminal Investigations Officer (CCIO), Robert Kiinge, confirmed that the operation will be led by the Homicide Division of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). On Thursday, homicide and forensic officers met in Malindi and confirmed that the exercise…[Continue Reading...]
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