More victims of the fasting sect have been discovered in Kenya’s Shakahola Forest. The number rose to 403. On April 13, the first victims were found, including children who had been strangled or killed.
According to the government, most of the victims died of starvation. Cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is said to have urged followers of his Christian sect “International Church of the Good News” to starve themselves “to meet Jesus.” coastal town of Malindi in southern Kenya. Some were dead, others alive but weak and emaciated.
On Monday it was announced that 403 deaths have been discovered so far. Investigators had searched for other graves in the woods. According to regional commissioner Rhoda Onyancha, the excavation will continue on Tuesday. The cult leader has been detained since mid-April for terrorism.
After the incident, a debate broke out in Kenya about rules for the practice of religion. In the predominantly Christian country, there are about 4,000 different religious denominations that call themselves ‘churches’.
Source: Krone
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