news Kenyan Starvation Cult death toll now at 300 after more bodies exhumed, 613 missing

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Death toll from Kenya cult tied to pastor surpasses 300, with more exhumations planned

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300, authorities said Tuesday, and the death toll is expected to rise as more exhumations are planned.

 

The death toll increased to 303 after 19 more bodies were recovered from mass graves in the vast forested land in Kilifi County of coastal Kenya, where pastor Paul Mackenzie and his followers lived.

Coastal regional commissioner Rhoda Onyancha told local journalists that 613 people tied to the area are missing.

 

On Monday, 65 of the 95 parishioners whom authorities said they rescued from the property were charged with attempting suicide after they staged a hunger strike to protest being held at a shelter. They were moved to a jail.

 

 

Police went to MacKenzie's property in April after investigators received a tip that dozens of people were starving to death after their pastor told them it was a way to meet Jesus. The emaciated followers were treated at a Malindi hospital before they were taken to the shelter.

 

Mackenzie is expected back in court this week after police were granted more time to hold him pending investigations.

 

Before his arrest in April, the pastor had been charged in connection with the disappearance of children but was released on bond. Kenyan President William Ruto has likened Mackenzie to a terrorist.

 

Interior Minister Kindiki Kithure said more mass graves were earmarked for exhumation. He suggested the pastor might be charged terrorism or genocide-related offenses. X

[Click Clack]

this is absolutely insane

[Pop]

  Cults are so scary. Human minds are so easy to twist into doing the craziest things. I'm really afraid of where the Trump cult will go because they dangerously worship him. 

[JayG]

22 minutes ago, Pop said:

  Cults are so scary. Human minds are so easy to twist into doing the craziest things. I'm really afraid of where the Trump cult will go because they dangerously worship him. 

Bro literally SO dangerous it’s insane… happened to me years ago, insanity 

[Johnny Jacobs]

Omg those things still exists nowdays? Rip to those souls. 

[JayG]

3 hours ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

Omg those things still exists nowdays? Rip to those souls. 

😭😭😭

[Genius1111]

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/24/africa/kenya-cult-starvation-deaths-intl/index.html

 

58 dead now, with a total of 112 people reported missing.

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35 minutes ago, Genius1111 said:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/24/africa/kenya-cult-starvation-deaths-intl/index.html

 

58 dead now, with a total of 112 people reported missing.

Holy **** 

[Vermillion]

@Genius1111 The numbers of dead and missing keep skyrocketing 

[rivers]

This is so wild!!! I have to read more into this. This has to be one of the biggest cult mass suicides

[Vermillion]

OP Updated with BBC story on the cult being a front for an organ harvesting black market  

 

There's always a profit motive....

[Lose My Breath]

24 minutes ago, Espresso said:

OP Updated with BBC story on the cult being a front for an organ harvesting black market  

 

There's always a profit motive....

So sad..

 

 

[Genius1111]

Kenya court denies bail for alleged death cult leader | The Star

 

A Kenyan court on Wednesday extended by 30 days the detention of cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities accuse of ordering followers to starve their children and themselves to death.

The death toll has climbed to 133, and hundreds of people are still reported missing. Authorities continue to search for human remains in shallow graves scattered throughout a forest where Mackenzie's followers were living.

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2 hours ago, Genius1111 said:

Kenya court denies bail for alleged death cult leader | The Star

 

A Kenyan court on Wednesday extended by 30 days the detention of cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities accuse of ordering followers to starve their children and themselves to death.

The death toll has climbed to 133, and hundreds of people are still reported missing. Authorities continue to search for human remains in shallow graves scattered throughout a forest where Mackenzie's followers were living.

Beyond disturbing. Thx for update.

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I've updated and cleaned up the OP which had a ton of tweets. 

[Aethereal]

Dear Lord, this is horrific. 

RIP to those innocent souls.