Kenya exhumes 32 bodies as outcry grows over starvation cult deaths
Authorities exhumed 32 bodies linked to Paul Mackenzie's cult that ordered followers to starve, following a 2023 tragedy with over 400 deaths; 11 suspects arrested, investigations ongoing.
- Kenyan police have exhumed 32 bodies from a mass grave near the Shakahola forest, where 450 bodies were discovered in 2023.
- The deaths are linked to a starvation cult led by Paul Mackenzie, who allegedly instructed followers to starve to death to 'meet Jesus'.
- Mackenzie, a former taxi driver, has been charged with manslaughter and terrorism for the cult-related massacre.
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Kenya Suspends Kwa Binzaro Exhumations After 32 Bodies Recovered, Echoing Shakahola Cult Tragedy - teleSUR English
Kenyan authorities have halted exhumation operations in Kwa Binzaro village after recovering 32 bodies and over 60 body parts from shallow graves linked to the same doomsday cult responsible for the 2023 Shakahola Forest tragedy. The suspension follows a week-long search by a multi-agency team, including pathologists, homicide detectives, and morticians, who cleared all 27 marked graves in the area. Kwa Binzaro, located roughly 30 km from Shakah…
Kenya: 32 bodies unearthed in Kwa Binzaro amid doomsday cult investigation
The Kenyan government and local residents have linked the bodies discovered in the village of Kwa Binzaro to the same Christian sect blamed for the deaths of over 400 people in the nearby Shakahola Forest in 2023
Kenya: Police Link New Bodies Exhumed From Kenyan Mass Graves to Starvation Cult
As Kenyan police continue to exhume bodies from a mass grave discovered last week, authorities are linking these new discoveries to a starvation cult uncovered with the discovery of hundreds of bodies in a forest in 2023 - according to documents exclusively obtained by RFI.
Kenya exhumes 32 bodies as outcry grows over starvation cult deaths
Thirty-two bodies have been exhumed in southeastern Kenya in the past week, in a tragedy that is sparking fresh criticism of authorities who had vowed to crack down on extremist sects after hundreds of members of a doomsday cult died two years ago.
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