39 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya
1 year, 8 months ago

39 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya

The Hindu  

Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death. Malindi sub-county police chief John Kemboi said that more shallow graves have yet to be dug up on the land belonging to pastor Paul Makenzi, who was arrested on April 14 over links to cultism. The total death toll is 43, because a further four people died after they and others were discovered starving at the Good News International Church last week. A tipoff from members of the public led police to raid the pastor’s property in Malindi, where they found 15 emaciated people, including the four who later died.

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Kenya starvation cult: Death toll rises to 403, victims of Good News International Church buried in mass graves
1 year, 5 months ago

Kenya starvation cult: Death toll rises to 403, victims of Good News International Church buried in mass graves

Op India  

On Monday, July 17, officials investigating the Kenyan Christian doomsday cult deaths said that the death toll had crossed 400 as 12 more bodies were exhumed on Monday in Shakahola. BREAKING: Kenya fasting cult death toll has formally risen to over 400, with hundreds still missing. — The Spectator Index July 17, 2023 According to the authorities, most of the …

Kenya doomsday cult deaths top 400 as a dozen more bodies are exhumed
1 year, 5 months ago

Kenya doomsday cult deaths top 400 as a dozen more bodies are exhumed

LA Times  

Body bags are laid out at the scene where dozens of bodies were found in shallow graves in southern Kenya on April 24. The number of people who died in connection with a Kenyan doomsday cult has surpassed 400 as detectives exhumed 12 more bodies believed to be followers of a pastor who ordered them to fast to death in …

Religious leader linked to Kenya starvation cult says court hearing is a ‘matter of intimidation’
1 year, 6 months ago

Religious leader linked to Kenya starvation cult says court hearing is a ‘matter of intimidation’

CNN  

Mombasa, Kenya CNN — The leader of a Christian cult who has been accused of encouraging his followers to starve themselves appeared in court in Mombasa, Kenya on Friday, telling CNN afterwards that the hearing is a “matter of intimidation” and time-wasting. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie was arrested last month after police received a tipoff that his land on the Shakahola …

Kenyan pastors appear in court over deaths of parishioners
1 year, 7 months ago

Kenyan pastors appear in court over deaths of parishioners

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Two pastors based in coastal Kenya have appeared in court over the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death. Mackenzie was first arrested two weeks ago over links to cultism for asking his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus. The higher court …

Another Kenyan pastor accused of 'mass killing of his followers'
1 year, 7 months ago

Another Kenyan pastor accused of 'mass killing of his followers'

The Hindu  

April 27, 2023 08:02 pm | Updated 08:02 pm IST - Nairobi Kenya on Thursday said that one of the country's highest-profile pastors would face charges over the "mass killing of his followers" just days after the discovery of dozens of bodies linked to another church. Ezekiel Odero, the head of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church, "has been …

Kenya arrests second pastor to face criminal charges ‘related to mass killing of his followers’
1 year, 7 months ago

Kenya arrests second pastor to face criminal charges ‘related to mass killing of his followers’

CNN  

CNN — Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested another prominent televangelist, to face criminal charges “related to mass killing of his followers.” Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said Ezekiel Ombok Odero, who pastors the New Life Prayer Church in Mavueni, Kilifi County, announced the arrest on Twitter, but did not give further detail on the allegations against Odero. “The said Church has …

‘Weak and traumatized’ survivors found as 89 bodies recovered in Kenya starvation cult case
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Weak and traumatized’ survivors found as 89 bodies recovered in Kenya starvation cult case

CNN  

CNN — Police have now recovered 89 bodies from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, believed to be linked to a cult that allegedly encouraged its followers to starve themselves to gain salvation, the country’s government said. I can’t know if there are people that died fasting … It’s only a post-mortem report that can advise that position, …

Kenyan cult deaths at 73, president likens them to terrorism
1 year, 7 months ago

Kenyan cult deaths at 73, president likens them to terrorism

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday compared the dozens of starvation deaths among the followers of a pastor in the south of the country with the results of terrorist acts, as the new death toll rose to 73. The total death toll now stands at 73, with 26 new bodies exhumed on Monday, Malindi sub-county police chief …

58 bodies recovered in Kenya starvation cult case
1 year, 8 months ago

58 bodies recovered in Kenya starvation cult case

CNN  

CNN — Kenyan police Monday have exhumed dozens of bodies from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya linked to a religious cult whose followers allegedly starved themselves to get to heaven. Paul Mackenzie Nthege, the leader of the cult, was arrested after police received a tip-off that his vast land on the Shakahola forest in the Kilifi County …

Bodies exhumed in Kenya starvation cult probe
1 year, 8 months ago

Bodies exhumed in Kenya starvation cult probe

CNN  

CNN — Kenyan police have exhumed the bodies of 21 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death. Police near the coastal town of Malindi started exhuming bodies on Friday and recovered seven bodies that day. “This horrendous blight on our conscience must lead not only …

39 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya
1 year, 8 months ago

39 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya

LA Times  

The bodies exhumed from shallow graves are loaded into the back of a truck in Shakahola, near the coastal city of Malindi, in southeast Kenya. Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death. Malindi sub-county police chief John Kemboi said that …

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