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Unease as kin denied access to Shakahola ‘cult’ rescuees 

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The government has been accused of denying friends and relatives access to persons rescued from the Shakahola forest. Some of the families affected by the deaths of more than 210 people and the disappearance of at least 610 people have…[Continue Reading...]

Children forced to starve in hot sun as part of doomsday cult mass suicide: reports

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A Christian doomsday cult in Kenya targeted children to die first in its final days, starving them to death before the adults followed through with the same plan. Police are investigating what appeared to be a mass suicide in the…[Continue Reading...]

He Told Followers to Starve to Meet Jesus. Why Did So Many Do It?

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SHAKAHOLA, Kenya — Delirious from hunger, a believer who had brought his family to live with a Christian doomsday cult in a remote wilderness in southeastern Kenya sent a distraught text to his younger sister this month. While he begged…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya unearths more bodies in search for death cult followers

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SHAKAHOLA FOREST, Kenya, May 12 (Reuters) - Kenyan investigators unearthed 29 more bodies on Friday in a continuing search for victims of a doomsday cult in the country's southeast. The death toll now stands at 179. Authorities this week have…[Continue Reading...]

Were Shakahola cult leaders’ wives involved in illegal activities?

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Rhoda Maweu is the third wife of cult leader Paul Makenzie who is accused of urging followers to starve to death to meet Jesus. Mackenzie’s first and second wife died a few years back. According to the detectives, Rhoda Maweu…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya Court Orders Cult Leader Detained Further In Massacre Case

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A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a doomsday cult leader accused over the deaths of dozens of people to be held behind bars for three more weeks. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie faces terrorism charges over what has been dubbed the "Shakahola…[Continue Reading...]

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