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DPP Ingonga to determine criminal culpability of cult leader Mackenzie, associates next week

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 18-The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Renson Ingoga has disclosed that the prosecution team handling the Shakahola massacre case involving televangelist Paul Mackenzie and 18 co-accused will review the investigation files beginning next week. Mackenzie and his…[Continue Reading...]

Survivors of Shakahola cult face stigma as they settle down

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Survivors of the Shakahola massacre in Malindi, Kilifi County are battling social isolation. The little town where the over 1,000 devotees of the cult operate from the forest is now a ghost centre. The economic ruin in the isolated hilly…[Continue Reading...]

State relies on terror law to detain cult leader Mackenzie, followers for up to a year

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Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his associates could be detained without charge for up to a year, court documents show. The state has invoked the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which allows for up to 360 days of extended detention…[Continue Reading...]

Senate Committee Wants More Time To Probe Shakahola Cult

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The Senate Committee probing the activities of the Shakahola cult is seeking more time to conclude its work, Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has said. Mungatana, who is the chairperson of the committee said they are still collecting information and…[Continue Reading...]

Kiambu Police Shut Down Religious Group Over Suspicious Activities

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Police in Kiambu County on Friday closed down all operations of Mihiriga Kenda religious group on grounds of operating without proper registration, as well as suspicions of practicing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Speaking after raiding the sects headquarters at Gathangari…[Continue Reading...]

Shakahola cult leader Paul Makenzi detained for 30 more days

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Kilifi controversial pastor Paul Makenzi and his 28 followers will be detained for one more month pending their investigations and probation inquiry. The 29 of them were to know their verdict today, September 18, regarding the Shakahola massacre that led…[Continue Reading...]

Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie, 29 others to know their fate today

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Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his 29 co-accused are expected to know the charges against them today (Monday) after nearly five months in custody. The suspects are charged with murder after hundreds of bodies were exhumed from shallow graves in…[Continue Reading...]

‘Kill Me And Throw My Body In River Yala!’ Televangelist Paul Mackenzie Tells Court

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Controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie, who is being held in connection with the death of over 400 people in a suspected starvation cult in Shakahola, Kilifi County has decried what he describes as a violation of his rights. Appearing at the…[Continue Reading...]

Mass suicide fears among Makenzie sect amid ongoing case

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State agencies at the Coast are on high alert, fearful that controversial preacher Paul Makenzi and other survivors of Shakahola doomsday cult that has claimed 425 lives might be planning mass suicide. The fears are borne out of the fact…[Continue Reading...]

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