Malindi, Kenya CNN —The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible secrets.
The cult was preparing for the end of the world under the instruction of their its powerful pastor, say investigators.
Many find it difficult to comprehend the dark path that Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie allegedly took his followers along.
Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty ImagesAt a recent hearing Mackenzie denied all knowledge of the horrors that witnesses, inspectors, and survivors believe happened in the Shakahola forest.
‘Intoxicating power’To understand the Shakahola cult, the focus must be on Mackenzie, says Rick Ross, a leading American cult expert who has studied destructive cults for decades.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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