cult leader paul mackenzie Stories
His followers were instructed to fast without food or water until death. The chilling plan, they testified, had an order: children first, then women,...
State Counsel Alex Ndiema and Victor Simbi told the court that investigators had uncovered new leads which could result in the arrest of more suspects...
The prosecution requested extra time to complete investigations, stressing that the extension is intended to ensure a thorough inquiry and is not mean...
The court heard that within the secluded Shakahola forest, individuals were designated specific responsibilities, including village leadership, enforc...
Mackenzie, who is currently held at Shimo La Tewa Prison, expressed his frustration and shock through his lawyer Lawrence Obonyo, stating that he has...
Testifying before Principal Magistrate Leah Juma, Consultant Forensic Psychologist Dr Oscar Githua explained how Mackenzie used charisma and spiritual...
Muteti told Principal Magistrate Hon Nelly Chepchirchir that between February and March 2023, Shakahola residents called their office to rescue emacia...
Helen Mwikali Kimwele, who manages the Mayungu Children’s Centre in Malindi, recalled receiving 43 children in 2017 who had been rescued from GNI-affi...
The judges on Friday emphasised that the 191 charges stem from the same facts and form a single transaction, making them permissible under the law.
The witness said he was given a motorcycle which he used to transport bodies to their mass burial sites.
Munyambo's death comes after that of Mary Charo Mbita, another accused, who died earlier while in custody at the Coast Teaching and Referral Hospital.
Additionally, Mackenzie's church provided him with treatment after he fell ill for a while. He prayed for it and got better.
The minor revealed that she was forced to fast for 38 days before authorities intervened.
State witness recounted the harrowing experience of being manipulated into starving his daughter and wife to death.
The court heard that the gang carried out systematic exterminations under an intricate governance system.
Out of the 453 bodies linked to Mackenzie’s teachings, only 34 have been positively identified and handed over to relatives for burial.
Since the inception of the first phase in April last year, a total of 446 bodies have been exhumed.
The homicide detectives, led by Director Martin Nyuguto, have spent the last few months mapping and identifying new mass graves.
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights's Chairperson Roseline Adede complained that the process was painfully slow adding that by 1 pm only one...
The prosecution argued that there is no provision of law compelling the DPP to reduce the number of murder charges against Mackenzie and his 29 co-acc...
The court also ruled that Mackenzie's wife, Rhoda Mumbwa Maweu is no longer a suspect in the murder case.
The self-proclaimed pastor allegedly incited his followers to starve to death to "meet Jesus", in a case that provoked horror across the world, with t...
The self-proclaimed pastor, who has already been charged with terrorism and manslaughter, is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death t...
