Kenyan pastor convicted for ordering 191 followers to starve to death
A Kenyan pastor, Paul Mackenzie, has been convicted of murdering 191 people, including 190 children, after ordering his cult followers to starve to death. Read More: https://punchng.com/kenyan-pastor-convicted-for-ordering-191-followers-to-starve-to-death/
A Kenyan pastor named Paul Mackenzie has been found guilty of ordering the deaths of 191 people, including 190 children, who were members of his religious group. The cult members were ordered to starve themselves to death to "meet Jesus," according to prosecutors. Mackenzie's conviction was reached after a lengthy eight-hour judgment delivered by Justice Diana Mochache in Mombasa.
The cult adhered to Mackenzie, believing he was "Jesus's mouthpiece." During the trial, Mackenzie's co-defendant claimed that anyone who refused to participate in the fast was to be compelled to do so through violence, with threats of violence to those who resisted following the directive. The gravediggers who unearthed the victims described grotesque scenes, with bodies of children as young as a few weeks old found in shallow graves.
Some victims were found with hands and legs tied and bodies wrapped in bedsheets. Despite the atrocities committed by the cult, some followers, like Peter Shukrani, still defended Mackenzie, believing he was a "good person who cares for me."
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