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...]
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...]
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...]
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 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...]
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...]
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...]
MOMBASA, Kenya: Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been handed the longest pre-charge court-approved detention in the country’s history, following an extension of his stay in prison, a judge has said. Mr Mackenzie has already been in custody for more…[Continue Reading...]
Kenyan authorities have exhumed more than 400 bodies from shallow graves linked to a cult whose leader is accused of asking his followers to starve themselves. The tragedy has sparked debate in Kenya about how to protect both religious freedom…[Continue Reading...]
Kenyan police are still recovering bodies of members of a starvation cult who died near Malindi. Investigators have already found more than 400 victims, and fear there could be hundreds more. Many were children. A survivor describes what happened.[Continue Reading...]
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