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Followers of a starvation cult will undergo psychiatric evaluations as they continue to refuse food. Authorities have so far uncovered the bodies of 318 members of the Kenyan cult, per CNN. The members had been rescued from the Shakahola forest, which the leader dubbed a new "Holy Land." The cult's leader, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, was reportedly arrested on April 15 amid investigations into the death of four followers who died of starvation. On Monday, the 64 cult followers were charged with attempted suicide for continuing to refuse food, according to CNN.
Persons: , Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Smart, Paul Mackenzie, Stringer Organizations: Authorities, Kenyan, CNN, Service, Mackenzie's Good, International Church, Good News International Church, REUTERS, Twitter, Public Prosecutions, Prosecutors Locations: Shanzu, Mombasa, Kenya
NAIROBI, April 27 (Reuters) - A Kenyan church leader was arrested on Thursday over the "mass killing of his followers", the interior minister said, just days after the leader of a cult based in the same region was detained and mass graves of his followers were found. REUTERS/Stringer 1 2 3 4Odero was "being processed to face criminal charges related to mass killing of his followers," Interior Minister Kindiki wrote on Twitter. Mackenzie was arrested again on April 14, and held alongside 14 other members of his church. The death toll among Mackenzie's followers is expected to rise further. Reporting by George Obulutsa; Writing by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by James Macharia ChegeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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