WorldPhoto: HT WorldKenyan Cult Leader Faces Verdict Over Shakahola Starvation Deaths
A Mombasa court will deliver a verdict on Monday in the trial of Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher accused of causing the deaths of 191 people, mostly children, in the Shakahola Forest starvation cult. Since 2023, over 400 bodies have been found. Mackenzie and associates pleaded not guilty to murder, manslaughter, and terrorism charges. Victims' relatives are attending the trial, which has sparked calls for stricter religious regulations in Kenya.
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