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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.