The leader of a Kenyan starvation sect went on trial on Monday for manslaughter over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers
in one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and dozens of other suspects pleaded not guilty in January to multiple counts of manslaughter, one of several…
“There has never been a manslaughter case like this in Kenya,” prosecutor Alexander Jami Yamina told AFP, adding that they will be charged under a Kenyan law dealing with suicide pacts.Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his followers to starve to death in order to “meet Jesus” in a case that provoked horror in Kenya and across the world.
At least 420 witnesses have been prepared by the prosecutors, with the hearing scheduled to run for four days until Thursday.Some of the witnesses will present testimonies in camera. The grisly case led the government to flag the need for tighter control of fringe denominations, while questions have been raised about how Mackenzie managed to evade law enforcement despite a history of extremism and previous legal cases.
in one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and dozens of other suspects pleaded not guilty in January to multiple counts of manslaughter, one of several…Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has written to his British counterpart to lodge a formal complaint over the row involving Air Peace’s flight operations from the United Kingdom.
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