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Starvation cult death toll in eastern Kenya rises to 89

The death toll among followers of a Kenyan cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves has now risen to 89.

The New Daily

Why did 73 Kenyan cult members starve to death?

Paul Mackenzie, the cult’s leader, has been arrested twice previously after the deaths of children due to starvation.

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Kenya starvation cult toll climbs to 83 as more bodies found

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the total number of victims to 83, an AFP journalist at the scene said, as fears grow of the toll spiking even further.

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Kenya Fears More Starvation Cult Victims as Search Resumes

Fears were growing in Kenya on Tuesday that there could be more victims of a starvation cult as investigators resumed their searches after finding dozens of corpses in mass graves. Police have spent days scouring the Shakahola forest near the coastal town of Malindi after receiving a tip-off about a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kenya fears more starvation cult victims

MALINDI, Kenya: Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the total number of victims to 83, an AFP journalist at the scene said, as fears grow of the toll spiking even further.

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Kenya fears more starvation cult victims as search resumes

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Fears were growing in Kenya on Tuesday that there could be more victims of a starvation cult as investigators resumed their searches after finding dozens of corpses in mass graves.

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‘You can see camel carcasses all over’: rural Kenyans face tough new battle with predators

‘National disaster’ unfolding, as sixth failed rainy season, deforestation and poaching push wildlife into conflict with pastoral communities

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Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case climbs to 73

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - The death toll in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practised starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told AFP as investigators unearthed more corpses from mass graves in a forest near the coast.

AFP

Kenya cult leader accused of preaching starvation as salvation

Nairobi (AFP) - A taxi driver turned pastor, who allegedly preached that starvation brought salvation, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge was under scrutiny years before 73 of his presumed followers were found dead in Kenya.

AFP

Blinken: US Engaging with Sudanese Leaders, Pressing to Expand Ceasefire

The United States is pressing Sudanese military leaders to expand a ceasefire and is exploring options to return a diplomatic consular presence to the country as soon as possible, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. He told a news conference with Kenyan Foreign Secretary Alfred Mutua that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kenya's Ruto vows action as religious cult death toll continues to rise

Kenyan President William Ruto has vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of at least 58 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll in Kenya starvation cult rises to 58

Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies from mass graves in the Shakahola forest, thought to be followers of a Christian cult.

The New Daily

Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 73, police say

Kenyan President William Ruto said the religious cult mass deaths were ‘akin to terrorism’.

Al Jazeera

Kenya's Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements as police discovered more fatalities in a Christian cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 58.

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The Independent UK

Kenya police warn more bodies likely to be found after 58 discovered in graves linked to ‘starvation cult’

Authorities warn they have ‘not even scratched the surface’ as exhumations continue

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Kenya president says cult deaths akin to terrorism

Kenya’s president says the starvation deaths of dozens of followers of a pastor is akin to terrorism

AFP

Kenya's Ruto vows action after 51 bodies linked to cult found

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of 51 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.

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Death Toll in Kenya Starvation Cult Rises to 58

Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies from mass graves in the Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves, the country's police chief said on Monday. The death toll, which has been rising steadily…

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Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 58 - police

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Kenya opposition says it will resume protests on May 2

Kenya's main opposition party said on Monday it will resume protests over high living costs and alleged election fraud because of what it called the government's lack of commitment to talks.

Daily Mirror

Entire family stuffed in shallow grave after death cult starves 'to meet Jesus'

Suspected deat cult leader Paul Makenzie Nthenge, who is now in custody, is accused of brainwashing his followers into believing they'd go to heaven if they starved themselves to death in Malindi, Kenya

AFP

Police investigating Kenyan cult find 26 more bodies

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan police said Sunday they had found the bodies of another 26 suspected cult members in the east of the country, bringing to 47 the number of corpses linked to the movement.

AFP

Kenya opposition says protests to resume

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's opposition will resume anti-government protests from May 2, the party leader's spokesman told AFP Sunday, nearly three weeks after they were suspended following a government offer of dialogue.

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39 bodies were found in the investigation of a cult in Kenya

The bodies were found on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.

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