Another Kenyan pastor accused of 'mass killing of his followers'
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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 arrested and is being processed to face criminal charges related to the mass killing of his followers," Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said in a statement. Odero's arrest comes on the heels of an ongoing investigation into Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, the cult leader accused of the deaths of 98 people linked to his church. A wealthy televangelist who draws huge crowds — his church south of Malindi can seat 40,000 — Odero claims that "holy" scraps of cloth sold at his mega-rallies can heal sickness.

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