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Prosecutors say Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so that they could go to heaven before the world ended

A Kenyan court on Tuesday charged the leader of a starvation cult and dozens of suspected accomplices with murder

Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 29 other suspects were charged with the murder of 191 children on Tuesday morning by the Malindi High Court.

Paul Mackenzie is accused of ordering the followers of his church to starve themselves and their children so they could get into heaven.

Paul Mackenzie, accused of starving his followers to death, pleads not guilty.

A Kenyan court has charged Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, the self-proclaimed pastor and leader of a starvation cult with murder over the deaths of nearly 200 people in a forest near the Indian Ocean. Mackenzie, who has already been charged with terrorism, manslaughter as well as child torture and cruelty, was charged along dozens of suspected accomplices.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The taxi driver-turned-charismatic preacher faces multiple charges, including murder and terrorism, after being accused of convincing members of his church — some say ‘cult’ — to pray and fast until death, with the goal of meeting Jesus.

Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor in Kenya, has been accused of brainwashing hundreds of people to starve themselves to death.

Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor in Kenya, has been accused of brainwashing hundreds of people to starve themselves to death.

MALINDI, Kenya: A Kenyan court on Tuesday charged the leader of a starvation cult and dozens of suspected accomplices with murder over the deaths of nearly 200 people in a forest near the Indian Ocean.