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☆ Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
NAIROBI, June 13 (Reuters) - The death toll from a Kenyan starvation cult crossed 300 on Tuesday after authorities exhumed more bodies in a forest, in one of the worst cult-related tragedies in recent history. A total of 303 people have now died after 19 bodies were exhumed from mass graves in Shakahola forest in the country's southeast. Around 65 rescued followers of the self-styled pastor were charged with attempted suicide on Monday after they refused to eat between June 6 and June 10 during their stay at a rescue centre, local media reported. Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki expressed concern last month that some of Mackenzie's rescued followers were refusing food. Relatives of his followers say he then returned to the forest and moved forward his predicted end of the world date from August to April 15.
Persons: Paul Mackenzie, Rhoda Onyancha, Kithure Kindiki, Mackenzie's, Mackenzie, Joseph Akwiri, Bhargav Acharya, Mark Potter Organizations: Authorities, Good News International Church, Thomson Locations: NAIROBI
☆ After cult deaths, another Kenyan pastor arrested over 'mass killings' - minister
  + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Duncan Miriri George Obulutsa | Duncan Miriri | George Obulutsa | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
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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