shakahola cult Stories
Titus Ngonyo Gandi narrated how his wife, Esther Birya Masha, drew their two sons, Harry and Isaack Ngala, into Mackenzie’s cult.
Omar Mohamed, appearing as the 58th prosecution witness, recounted how the minors were discovered during investigations into the conduct of followers...
The Senate Minority Leader ruled out a religious cult as the cause of these deaths, unlike the Shakahola case.
After Shakahola, the then Interior Cabinet Secretary and now Deputy President, Prof Kithure Kindiki, assured the nation that never again would such a...
She added that detectives are also seeking to establish how the woman acquired the land in question, which is part of Chakama Ranch.
The grim discovery brings the total number of graves identified in the area to 21, following weeks of reports about unexplained disappearances believe...
His followers were instructed to fast without food or water until death. The chilling plan, they testified, had an order: children first, then women,...
The fresh graves, now being linked to what activists are calling “Shakahola 2”, are believed to hold victims of a similar deadly cult associated with...
A Malindi court has now authorised the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to conduct exhumations at the homestead to determine if more bodies are...
A Malindi court has now granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) permission to exhume more suspected mass graves in Binzaro village.
Survivors rescued from the area were reportedly unable to account for the whereabouts of several children, prompting fears that more victims may be bu...
Mackenzie, currently in custody and on trial alongside 94 co-accused, is alleged to be directing followers via mobile phone, sparking concerns about t...
Police also recovered two human skulls and the fresh body of an unidentified man in nearby bushes. The five-acre parcel, now designated a crime scene,...
The arrests follow renewed fears of a revival of the Paul Mackenzie-led Shakahola cult, whose mass graves, uncovered in 2023, shocked the nation and d...
Three of those rescued, all women, appeared frail and were immediately rushed to Malindi Sub-County Hospital for medical attention.
The minor revealed that she was forced to fast for 38 days before authorities intervened.
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.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki said they will also offer transport for the deceased back to their ancestral homes
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...
When The Eastleigh Voice arrived at the Malindi Sub County Hospital on Tuesday morning for the exercise, only a few families had shown up for the coll...
Mwibo lost his mother, sister and niece who were devoted followers of Paul Mackenzie’s church, Good News International.
The case will, however, be expedited to prevent undue delays, Principal Magistrate Nelly Chepchirchir said.
Alleged cult leader Paul Mackenzie refused to attend proceedings in his trial over terrorism-related charges.
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...
Governor Mung’aro urged the government to expedite the identification of those bodies so their families could come and take them to pave the way and r...
The alleged cult leader and 94 other suspects appeared weak and emaciated after reportedly going on a hunger strike.
So far the state has conducted autopsies on 429 bodies and is waiting for the DNA results.
