{
  "id": 16781041,
  "title": "Three witnesses testify in Kwa Binzaro murder trial against Mackenzie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/three-witnesses-testify-in-kwa-binzaro-murder-trial-against-mackenzie",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:56:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/three-witnesses-testify-in-kwa-binzaro-murder-trial-against-mackenzie/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three witnesses have testified in the Kwa Binzaro murder trial against controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and seven co-accused, as the prosecution seeks to secure convictions over the alleged killings in Kilifi County. The trial, conducted before Lady Justice Wendy Kagendo, focused on testimony related to the alleged misuse of a national identity card to register a mobile phone SIM card, the arrest of several accused persons, and fingerprint examination evidence. The case involves the alleged murder of adults whose remains were recovered from shallow graves at Kwa Binzaro, approximately four kilometres from Shakahola, where authorities have reported exhuming 28 bodies. Mackenzie and his co-accused face murder charges alongside other proceedings involving alleged manslaughter and radicalisation offences linked to the Kwa Binzaro deaths.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}