Witnesses detail chilling ordeals in Shakahola massacre case

The Mombasa High Court this week heard harrowing testimonies from three witnesses in the murder trial of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and 29 of his co-accused, charged over the deaths of hundreds of followers in the Shakahola forest, Kilifi County. Testifying before Lady..

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Harrowing testimonies were heard this week in the Mombasa High Court regarding the Shakahola massacre case, where Paul Mackenzie and 29 co-accused face murder charges related to hundreds of deaths. Witnesses, including rescued minors, described forced starvation, beatings, and religious indoctrination under Mackenzie's instruction to "fast until death."

Paul Mackenzie, controversial preacher, instructed followers to "fast until death."
Victims, some only months old, were buried in Shakahola forest in what were termed "weddings."
A minor recounted being denied food and water, with Mackenzie praying for the "spirit...of asking for water and food" to leave him.