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Jan
20
2024
By The African Mirror
Kenya cult leader charged with terrorism-related crimes in starvation deaths

Kenya cult leader charged with terrorism-related crimes in starvation deaths

NEWS
KENYAN cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 others were charged with terrorism-related crimes related to the deaths of 429 of his followers whose bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest. The charges, announced during an appearance before a court in the southeastern city of Mombasa, are the first to be brought against Mackenzie, who was arrested last April after the bodies started to be discovered. Mackenzie and his co-defendants denied the charges during their appearance before the judge, Joe Omido. They are due back in court on February 8 for a bond hearing. Authorities say Mackenzie, the head of…
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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
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s starvation cult left over 100 dead – a psychologist’s view on how to support people as they process tragedy

Kenya’s starvation cult left over 100 dead – a psychologist’s view on how to support people as they process tragedy

HEALTH
IN early April 2023, Kenyan police discovered a mass grave linked to a Pentecostal church in the coastal town of Malindi. By the end of the month, at least 110 bodies had been dug up from shallow graves in the area’s Shakahola forest. Author STEPHEN ASATSA, Counseling Psychologist, Catholic University of Eastern Africa A loss of this magnitude is traumatic and painful for the families and friends directly affected, and also for the public exposed to the details. The level of media attention, public backlash and judgement of the dead makes the experience of the loss even more difficult for…
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Apr
28
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenyan father searches for wife and six children among dead cult members

Kenyan father searches for wife and six children among dead cult members

NEWS
STEPHEN Mwiti was too distraught to go identify the bodies of his wife and six children among the corpses of dozens of cult members recovered from Shakahola forest and brought to a mortuary in Kenya's coastal town of Malindi. "My children are gone. The children who have been rescued, I went and had a look and I did not see my children," Mwiti said as he waved a photo of his wife and four of the children. He has been carrying the fading, dog-eared photo in a plastic bag for the last six months or so as he searched for…
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