Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, and 94 of his associates were charged in Kenyan court on Thursday with terrorism-related crimes over the starvation deaths of 429 of his followers.
Kenyan officials said more than 400 bodies were ultimately recovered from the forest, most of them dead from malnutrition, although some of the cultists violently murdered children who refused to follow the starvation plan. Mackenzie allegedly maintained a squad of 16 enforcers to ensure that none of his followers had second thoughts and backed out of the suicide pact.
Prosecutors in Malindi told reporters the charges will be filed within two weeks and will include 191 counts of child murder. According to a former cult member, Mackenzie preached that children should be murdered first, starving in bright sunlight “so they would die faster,” so their parents could be certain the children made it to Heaven before they killed themselves.
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Kenyan officials said more than 400 bodies were ultimately recovered from the forest, most of them dead from malnutrition, although some of the cultists violently murdered children who refused to follow the starvation plan. Mackenzie allegedly maintained a squad of 16 enforcers to ensure that none of his followers had second thoughts and backed out of the suicide pact.
Prosecutors in Malindi told reporters the charges will be filed within two weeks and will include 191 counts of child murder. According to a former cult member, Mackenzie preached that children should be murdered first, starving in bright sunlight “so they would die faster,” so their parents could be certain the children made it to Heaven before they killed themselves.
Kenyan Starvation Cult Leader Charged with Terrorism
Starvation cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and his associates face charges of murder, torture, and terrorism in Kenya.
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