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February 12, 2026
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Kenyan court charges cult leader Paul Mackenzie over 52 more deaths

Kenyan court charges cult leader Paul Mackenzie over 52 more deaths

Mackenzie and others were already facing charges including murder and ā€œterrorismā€ in connection with the deaths ⁠of people whose bodies were exhumed earlier from Shakahola Forest, in one of the world’s biggest cult-related disasters in recent history. - Kenya breaking new..

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A Kenyan court has charged Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher linked to a doomsday cult, and seven others, with an additional 52 deaths following the discovery of bodies in shallow graves in southeast Kenya last year. The defendants pleaded not guilty, with the next hearing scheduled for March 4.

  • More than 400 bodies have been recovered from Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County since investigations began.
  • The charges include organized criminal activity, radicalization, and facilitating commission of a terrorist act.
  • Mackenzie's Good News International Church allegedly ordered followers to starve themselves and their children to death to reach heaven.

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