Kenyan Cult Death Toll Rises to 73 in Starvation Rituals.
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The death toll in the Kenyan cult case has risen to 73, with 26 new bodies exhumed on Monday. The pastor, Paul Makenzi, who is in police custody, was arrested on suspicion of telling his followers to fast to death in order to meet Jesus. Kenyan President William Ruto compared the deaths to terrorism and urged law enforcement agencies to investigate the matter as a criminal case not linked to any religion. Cults are common in Kenya, which has a largely religious society.
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