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...]
Authorities in Kenya exhumed 12 bodies Monday, bringing the total number of deaths linked to a doomsday cult to over 400, the Associated Press reported. Pastor Paul Mackenzie, who allegedly ordered his followers of the Good News International Church to…[Continue Reading...]
The number of deaths linked to a Kenyan doomsday cult whose leader said starvation would lead to Jesus has surpassed 400, authorities said Monday. The total number of fatalities is now 403 with the exhumation of 12 more bodies, according…[Continue Reading...]
The death count in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has exceeded 400 after 12 more bodies were found on Monday, a senior official said. "Total death Toll - 403," Coast Regional…[Continue Reading...]
The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has exceeded 400 after 12 more bodies were found on Monday, a senior official said. "Total death Toll - 403," Coast Regional…[Continue Reading...]
Police in Kenya discovered 40 more mass graves on Monday in their investigation into a starvation cult led by a pastor. Authorities disinterred 12 more bodies as they kicked off the fourth phase of the exhumation process of followers linked…[Continue Reading...]
Rhoda Mumbua, the wife of Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie, has been released on a personal bond of Sh100,000 with a surety of Sh300,000. Mumbua was released on condition that she attends all court hearings. In a hearing on Monday,…[Continue Reading...]
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