The death toll linked to a fasting cult in Kenya has continued to rise after more bodies were found. Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha said another 19 people had been found dead in Shakahola Forest near the southern coastal town of Malindi. This brings the total number of victims found so far to 303.
About two months after the bodies were first found, a 15,000-acre forest is still being searched for mass graves. Initial autopsies have shown that most of the cult’s victims starved to death.
Some victims, including children, were strangled, beaten to death or suffocated.
Cult leaders accused of terrorism
According to the police, most of the victims found so far belong to the cult of Paul Nthenge Mackenzie. According to the investigation, he would have asked the followers of his Christian sect “International Church of the Good News” to starve “to meet Jesus”. The cult leader Mackenzie has been in prison since mid-April and is charged with “terrorism”.
This horrific incident has sparked a debate in Kenya about rules for the practice of religion.
According to official information, there are some 4,000 different religious movements that call themselves “churches” in the predominantly Christian country.
Source: Krone
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