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Kenya to release bodies linked to starvation cult massacre

Kenya to release bodies linked to starvation cult massacre

Hundreds of bodies have been exhumed from shallow mass graves discovered in a forest near the coastal town of Malindi.

Kenya starvation cult leader charged with 191 counts of murder

Kenya starvation cult leader charged with 191 counts of murder

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.

Kenya cult leader denies torturing, starving children

Kenya cult leader denies torturing, starving children

Paul Nthenge Mackenzie was arrested last April after bodies were discovered in the Shakahola forest near the Indian Ocean.

Kenya cult leader charged with terrorism over starvation deaths

Kenya cult leader charged with terrorism over starvation deaths

Paul Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his followers to starve to death in order to "meet Jesus" .

Kenyan cult leader faces mental checks before murder charges

Kenyan cult leader faces mental checks before murder charges

Prosecution has said it had sufficient evidence to prosecute 95 suspects and charge them with murder, manslaughter and terrorism.

Kenyan pastor to face terror charges over 'doomsday' cult deaths

Kenyan pastor to face terror charges over 'doomsday' cult deaths

Paul Mackenzie was arrested in April last year after bodies were discovered in a forest near the Indian Ocean coast.

Shakahola deaths: Kenyan court threatens to free alleged cult leader

Shakahola deaths: Kenyan court threatens to free alleged cult leader

Pastor Paul Mackenzie of Kenya is accused of ordering hundreds of his followers to starve to death so that they can “meet Jesus Christ”.

2023 Review: Inside Kenya's heart of darkness

2023 Review: Inside Kenya's heart of darkness

The chilling chronicle of how the head of a starvation cult in Kenya promised deliverance to a band of followers, led them to a forest and left them there to die continues to shock the country.

Kenya starvation cult leader jailed for unlicensed films

Kenya starvation cult leader jailed for unlicensed films

Paul Mackenzie is being held in police custody while investigations continue into the mass deaths.

Kenya 'starvation cult' preacher found guilty of illegal filming

Kenya 'starvation cult' preacher found guilty of illegal filming

The preacher has been in police custody for more than six months following the discovery of hundreds of bodies in mass graves.

Kenya's justice system to blame for cult deaths - report

Kenya's justice system to blame for cult deaths - report

The commission of inquiry also pointed to failings in the police force, which had received complaints.

Kenya starvation cult death toll crosses 400-mark

Kenya starvation cult death toll crosses 400-mark

Twelve more bodies have been retrieved from Shakahola forest in Kenya's Kilifi County, raising the death toll to 403.