47 bodies found after Kenyan pastor told members to ‘starve to meet Jesus’ (updated) | TheCable
Forty- seven bodies have been dug out of their graves by Kenyan police in Malindi, a coastal town in the southeastern part of the country, 15 members of the Good News International Church were rescued from shallow graves in the Shakahola forest.
Meanwhile, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, the founder of the church, also known as the “cult leader”, though in police custody, has denied any wrongdoing.Nthenge was arrested on April 15 after four bodies suspected of having starved themselves to death were discovered by the police.
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