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Mar
28
2024
By EDWIN WAITA
Kenyan families weep for starvation cult victims as first bodies released

Kenyan families weep for starvation cult victims as first bodies released

NEWS
BEREAVED relatives emerged weeping from a hospital mortuary in Kenya after recovering the remains of loved ones whose doomsday cult leader induced them to starve themselves, according to the authorities. The bodies of more than 400 followers of the Good News International Church have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest in southeastern Kenya since April 2023 in one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies of recent decades. Cult leader Paul Mackenzie handed himself over to police last April and is facing murder charges along with 29 others. All have pleaded not guilty. Mackenzie stands accused of telling his followers the end of the…
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Feb
07
2024
By The African Mirror
Kenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of 191 children

Kenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of 191 children

NEWS
KENYAN cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 associates were charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies were found among more than double that number buried in a forest. The defendants all denied the charges brought before a court in the coastal town of Malindi. One suspect was found mentally unfit to stand trial. Prosecutors say Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so that they could go to heaven before the world ended, in one of the world's worst cult-related disasters in recent history. The followers of his Good News International Church lived…
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Jan
19
2024
By DICKSY OBIERO
Kenyan cult leader to face murder charges in starvation deaths

Kenyan cult leader to face murder charges in starvation deaths

NEWS
A Kenyan judge ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 associates to undergo mental health evaluations before being charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies have been exhumed since last April from the Shakahola forest. Authorities say Mackenzie, the head of the Good News International Church, ordered his followers in southeastern Kenya to starve themselves and their children to death so that they could go to heaven before the world ended. More than 400 bodies were uncovered over months of exhumations across tens of thousands of acres of forest, making this one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies in recent history. Prosecutors…
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Dec
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya doomsday cult leader jailed for unlicensed film production

Kenya doomsday cult leader jailed for unlicensed film production

NEWS
THE leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, in which authorities believe more than 400 members may have died, was jailed for 12 months for producing and distributing films without a licence. Authorities accuse Paul Mackenzie, head of the Good News International Church, of ordering his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so they could go to heaven before the end of the world. Police have exhumed hundreds of bodies from mass graves in Shakahola forest in the country's southeast. Mackenzie handed himself into police in April and has repeatedly been denied bail while investigations continue into the…
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Jun
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300

Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300

NEWS
THE death toll from a Kenyan starvation cult crossed 300 after authorities exhumed more bodies in a forest, in one of the worst cult-related tragedies in recent history. Authorities say the dead were members of the Good News International Church, led by Paul Mackenzie, who is accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so they could go to heaven before the end of the world. A total of 303 people have now died after 19 bodies were exhumed from mass graves in the Shakahola forest in the country's southeast. More than 600 people are…
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May
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya: Authorities should have prevented cult deaths – President

Kenya: Authorities should have prevented cult deaths – President

NEWS
KENYAN government agencies should have been able to prevent the deaths by starvation of more than 200 members of a cult in the country's coastal region, said President William Ruto, adding he took responsibility for the disaster. Authorities accuse Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, of ordering his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so they could go to heaven before the end of the world. The death toll so far stands at 201, making it one of the worst cult-related disasters in recent history. Of the 201, eight people died from emaciation after…
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May
14
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya unearths more bodies in search for death cult followers

Kenya unearths more bodies in search for death cult followers

NEWS
KENYAN investigators unearthed 29 more bodies in a continuing search for victims of a doomsday cult in the country's southeast. The death toll now stands at 179. Authorities this week have searched for remains in shallow graves scattered throughout the Shakahola forest and for any survivors as hundreds of people are still reported missing. On Wednesday, a Kenyan court denied bail to Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, who has been accused of ordering his followers to starve their children and themselves to death so they could go to heaven before the end of the world. Regional…
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May
11
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya court denies bail for suspected death cult leader

Kenya court denies bail for suspected death cult leader

NEWS
A Kenyan court denied bail for cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities say ordered followers to starve their children and themselves to death, and extended his detention by 30 days. The death toll climbed to 145 from 133 announced on Tuesday, and hundreds of people are still missing. Authorities are searching for remains in shallow graves scattered throughout a forest where Mackenzie's followers were living. Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, has not yet been required to enter a plea after handing himself over to police last month. A lawyer representing Mackenzie, George Kariuki, has said the self-styled pastor is…
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May
10
2023
By The African Mirror
Forest search resumes for Kenyan death cult victims of ‘highly organised crime’

Forest search resumes for Kenyan death cult victims of ‘highly organised crime’

NEWS
KENYAN investigators have resumed the search for members of a doomsday cult in a forest where more than 100 corpses, mostly of children, have been exhumed, victims of a "highly organised crime", Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said on Tuesday. Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, has been detained and accused of ordering his followers to starve their children and themselves to death so they could go to heaven before the end of the world, which he predicted was going to happen on April 15. With hundreds of people still thought to be missing, the search operation in…
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May
06
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya sets up inquiry into cult deaths, leader to remain in prison

Kenya sets up inquiry into cult deaths, leader to remain in prison

NEWS
KENYAN President William Ruto has appointed a commission of inquiry into the deaths of more than 100 people believed to have starved themselves to death, while a court ordered that their alleged cult leader remains in prison. Kenyan authorities say the dead were members of the Good News International Church led by Paul Mackenzie, who they say predicted the world would end on April 15 and instructed his followers to kill themselves to be the first to go to heaven. The death toll stands at 111 but could rise further, in one of the worst cult-related disasters in recent history. Kenyan President William Ruto…
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