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May 2, 2023

Most victims of mass cult starvation in Kenya are children

Kenyan authorities continue to retrieve bodies from shallow graves April 27, 2023, on an 800-acre ranch in Kilifi County. On May 1, 2023, the official death toll had reached 110. All victims were followers of the Good News International Church Pastor Paul Mackenzie, who told his followers to pray and fast to meet Jesus and they starved to death. Most of the bodies found so far are children's remains. Authorities suspect some may have been killed.

As the death toll in what is becoming known as the "Shakahola starvation massacre" in Kenya hit 110, religious leaders in the region are finding that the majority of victims are children. They also suspect that not all of the victims died from starvation.

Published in International
April 27, 2023

Shocking cult starvation massacre in Kenya leaves 95 dead, hundreds missing

Kenyan authorities continue to retrieve bodies from shallow graves in the 800-acre ranch in Kilifi County near the town of Malindi. On April 27, 2023, the official death toll was 95. All victims were followers of the Good News International Church Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He told his followers to pray and fast to meet Jesus and that the world would end April 15. They starved to death.

Catholic bishops in Kenya have expressed shock and strongly condemned the mass "starvation suicide" in Shakahola, a remote forest-ranch area in eastern Kenya, where a pastor led congregants to fast to death.

Published in International