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 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...]
The lack of statutory clarity regarding crimes committed in the propagation of religious extremist ideologies has been identified as one of the many legal gaps that exposed Kenyans who died during the deadly fast in Shakahola Forest to religious extremism…[Continue Reading...]
In a shocking testimony before Shanzu Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Leah Juma, the seventh prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre terrorism-related case described the harrowing experience of being compelled to aid in the fasting death of his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The…[Continue Reading...]
In a shocking testimony before Shanzu Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Leah Juma, the seventh prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre terrorism-related case described the harrowing experience of being compelled to aid in the fasting death of his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The…[Continue Reading...]
An eight-year-old child testified about his ordeal in Shakahola Forest alongside his siblings setting a grim mood that permeated Shanzu Law Courts. Under state protection, the child bravely recounted his experiences in a secure environment, highlighting the gravity of the…[Continue Reading...]
An eight-year-old child testified about his ordeal in Shakahola Forest alongside his siblings setting a grim mood that permeated Shanzu Law Courts. Under state protection, the child bravely recounted his experiences in a secure environment, highlighting the gravity of the…[Continue Reading...]
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