Kenyan police uncover 21 bodies in cult investigation.
TL;DR
Police in Kenya have found 21 bodies on land owned by a pastor who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death. The pastor has been arrested twice before in relation to the deaths of children. Four people died after they and others were discovered starving at the Good News International Church. Police have asked a court to allow them to hold the pastor longer as investigations into the deaths of his followers continue. Cults are common in Kenya which has a largely religious society.
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