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Kenyan doomsday cult death toll surpasses 300 with more bodies recovered.
world3 years ago

Kenyan doomsday cult death toll surpasses 300 with more bodies recovered.

The death toll in the investigation of a Kenyan cult that practiced starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has surpassed 300 after 19 new bodies were found in a forest near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi. Most of the bodies are believed to belong to followers of Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, a taxi driver-turned-preacher who has been in police custody since April 14. The case has led to a debate on the regulation of religious worship in Kenya, which has 4,000 "churches", according to official figures.

Kenyan Cult Death Toll Rises, Majority of Victims Children.
crime3 years ago

Kenyan Cult Death Toll Rises, Majority of Victims Children.

Children make up the majority of the 109 bodies found in mass graves linked to a cult in Kenya, according to the country's interior minister. Followers of the Good News International Church believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves. The government is launching an air search over the Shakahola forest, where the bodies were found and is exhuming them. The leader of the church, Paul Mackenzie, has been in police custody since April 14. The government will announce new measures governing churches next week.