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

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

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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Opposition leader charged with terrorism-related crimes

Opposition leader charged with terrorism-related crimes

A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party with terrorism-related crimes, police have said, following his arrest while preparing for a meeting to discuss proposals for a new constitution. Freeman Mbowe, head of the Chadema party, and 10 others were detained in the city of Mwanza on Wednesday, in what the party said was proof that President Samia Suluhu Hassan was continuing with the authoritarianism of her late predecessor John Magufuli. Jumanne Muliro, Dar es Salaam special zone police commander, said Mbowe had been charged at Dar es Salaam's Kisutu Resident Magistrate's court. "It is…
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