Former Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Faces New Charges Over Kilifi Deaths

Malindi, Kenya – Former cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, already on trial for multiple counts of manslaughter linked to the Shakahola Forest Massacre, is now facing fresh charges after prosecutors connected him to 52 additional deaths in Binzaro village, Kilifi County. Background: Shakahola Massacre Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher and former…

Paul Mackenzie Secretly Ate in Custody While Followers Continued Fasting, Police Witness Tells Court

Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie allegedly ate in secret while in police custody, even as his devoted followers continued a hunger strike believing that fasting would deliver them from criminal prosecution, a police witness has told the court. Testifying before Principal Magistrate Leah Juma at the Shanzu Law Courts, Assistant Superintendent…