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Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

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NAIROBI, May 2 (Reuters) - A Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death appeared in court on Tuesday as investigators searched for more bodies in a forest in eastern Kenya where 101 corpses have…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan pastor to face terrorism charges over cult massacre

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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...]

Kenya starvation cult: ‘My wife and six children followed Pastor Mackenzie’

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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...]

Kenya cult leader accused of preaching starvation as salvation

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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...]

Govt considering a memorial in Shakahola to remember cult victims

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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...]

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