Rise of Deadly Christian Cults in Kenya
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The death toll among followers of a Kenyan cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves has risen to 89, with most of the dead recovered from shallow graves in an 800-acre area of the Shakahola forest. The self-proclaimed Good News International Church was based in the area. Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki has called for the group’s leader to spend the rest of his life in prison.
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