Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie stands trial over follower deaths
MOMBASA, KENYA - OCTOBER 19: Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie (L), leader of the Good News International Church accused of causing the deaths of more than 400 followers in a starvation cult, appears alongside co-accused suspects at the Mombasa Law Courts in Mombasa, Kenya, on October 19, 2026. Mackenzie and his associates face charges linked to the deaths of followers persuaded to starve themselves to meet Jesus Christ, following the exhumation of over 400 bodies from mass graves in the Shakahola forest. Lucas Mukasa ; Zeynep Şerife Koca; Anadolu Ajansı
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