Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie is still in active communication with his followers despite being in prison, the government has revealed. While linking Mackenzie to the discovery of human skulls at Kwa Binzaro in Kilifi, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen disclosed…[Continue Reading...]
The murder trial of controversial cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 28 others has been postponed by the High Court in Mombasa following the prosecution’s disclosure of new evidence. On Monday, prosecutors Alex Ndiema and Victor Simbi informed Lady Justice…[Continue Reading...]
Witnesses give account of land in Shakahola at the center of cult case as reports emerge on possible regrouping of the cult members Witnesses appeared before a Mombasa court on Wednesday to provide information on the land where victims of…[Continue Reading...]
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) conducted a fact-finding visit to the site of an alleged fasting-to-death cult, where one body and two human remains were recently recovered. The team that was led by the Director in charge…[Continue Reading...]
Save for a few tourist vans headed to Malindi, the Malindi-Sala Gate road feels like a graveyard. Snaking through sleepy villages—Kakuyuni, Jilore, Kakoneni, Marikano, Pishimwenga, Baolala, Timboni, Chakama and Zowerani—the tarmac lies hauntingly silent, the journey marked by a sense…[Continue Reading...]
Testimonials from witnesses state Paul Nthege Mackenzie, the main suspect in the Shakahola massacre, used scriptures and conspiracy theories to radicalize his followers. Consultant Forensic Psychologist, Dr. Oscar Githua, testified before Shanzu Principal Magistrate Leah Juma on Wednesday, giving details…[Continue Reading...]
The prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Paul Nthege Mackenzie, weaponised scripture and conspiracy theories to radicalise his followers, the court heard on Wednesday. This, the court was told, paved way for promoting a dangerous doomsday ideology that led to…[Continue Reading...]
Opapo, Kenya – Perched in the grass alongside the Rongo-Homa Bay Road in Kenya’s Migori County, a rusted sign announces the Melkio St Joseph Missions of Messiah Church in Africa. Beyond it, a sandy path meets big blue and purple…[Continue Reading...]
A Tononoka Children’s Court has upheld a psychologist’s report as part of the prosecution’s evidence against Shakahola massacre prime suspect Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, marking a major win for the prosecution. Mackenzie, through his legal team, had moved to have the…[Continue Reading...]
A senior children’s officer painted a harrowing picture in court this week of the abuse children suffered inside Shakahola Forest under the control of pastor Paul Nthege Mackenzie and his acolytes. Principal Children’s Officer Sebastian Muli Muteti took the stand…[Continue Reading...]
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