Witness recounts how Paul Mackenzie’s teachings led her to quit career, reject medicine
The adherent described how teachings attributed to Paul Mackenzie prompted her to abandon her career and shun modern medicine.
A long-time adherent of the Good News International Ministries (GNIM) has given a stark account before the Mombasa Law Courts, describing how teachings attributed to pastor Paul Mackenzie prompted her to abandon her career, shun modern medicine, and reject what she was taught to view as worldly influences.
Her evidence formed part of the prosecution’s case in the ongoing manslaughter trial involving Mackenzie and 94 co-accused persons.
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Testifying as a witness, the woman told the court that she followed the ministry for more than 10 years and regarded herself among the "Wateule", a group she said consisted of believers who saw themselves as spiritually set apart.
She recounted that, during this period, she absorbed lessons that discouraged formal education, condemned professional occupations, and dismissed medical treatment as ungodly.
According to the witness, she stopped using any form of medication over a decade ago, insisting that whenever she fell ill, she resorted entirely to prayer. She explained that she had been taught that medicine was born of satanic minds and therefore harmful.
The same doctrine, she said, dismissed beauty products as deceptive and likely to distort a person’s true identity, a belief she confessed she still holds.
The witness further revealed that she had previously worked as an accountant but resigned in 2018 after internalising sermons that condemned such jobs as earthly and likely to lead her into wrongdoing.
She claimed the discouragement of schooling, hospital visits, and cosmetics originated directly from Pastor Mackenzie, whom she believed to be the initial recipient of divine prophecy.
She said she embraced his teachings through services at Good News International, as well as broadcasts on Times TV and various YouTube sermons.
She confirmed being present during messages in which Mackenzie spoke about “The Beast”, “Kazi ya Mteule,” and “Njia ni Nyembamba”.
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