Kenya starvation cult preacher charged over 52 more deaths
A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people was charged on Wednesday over a further 52 deaths, prosecutors said.
A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people was charged on Wednesday over a further 52 deaths, prosecutors said.
Prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Pastor Paul Mackenzie, is accused of twisting biblical teachings to force his followers into severe fasting, which resulted in mass fatalities, according to witnesses testifying against him.
Mackenzie was detained in April and is accused of inciting hundreds of his followers to starve themselves to death in order “to meet Jesus”
Mahakama ya Sheria ya Shanzu Mei 10 itatoa uamuzi kuhusu ombi la polisi la kuwazuilia kwa siku 90
Maswali yameibuka kuhusu jinsi mchungaji huyo mwenye historia ya itikadi kali ameweza kukwepa utekelezaji wa sheria licha ya wasifu wake maarufu
Kiongozi huyo wa madhehebu alikamatwa Aprili 14 kufuatia taarifa iliyodokeza kuwepo kwa makaburi mafupi yenye miili ya baadhi ya wafuasi wake