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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, 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 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

The Independent UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 58 - police

Reuters

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.

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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

Daily Mirror

More bodies from Kenyan starvation cult exhumed, Newcastle thrash Tottenham, and a dragon catches fire at Disneyland — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

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.

WEKU

21 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya

Police say 21 bodies have been discovered so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death

The Independent UK

Number of bodies exhumed from suspected Kenyan cult graves jumps to 47

Kenyan police have now exhumed the bodies of 47 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death.

Reuters

Police exhume 47 bodies in investigation into Kenyan death cult

Police in Kenya have exhumed 47 bodies as they investigate a preacher said to have told followers to starve to death.

Evening Standard

Kenya needs to grow more food: a focus on how to irrigate its vast dry areas is key

More than 80% of Kenya’s land mass is made up of arid and semi-arid areas. So, if Kenya is to increase its agricultural production, which currently accounts for 22.4% of GDP, it must turn to irrigation-based farming in the arid and semi-arid areas. Agricultural engineer Bancy M. Mati explains how…

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Kenyan police find another 39 bodies in cult investigation, death toll expected to rise

Police exhume another 39 bodies in Kenya while investigating a cult whose followers were reportedly told to starve themselves in order to "meet Jesus", with officers warning the toll could rise as the search continues.

Al Jazeera

More than 40 bodies found at Kenya Christian cult graves site

Police began investigations amid reports that cult followers believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Fertilizer Seized in Latvia Sent to Kenya by UN Agency

Russian-origin fertilizer which Latvia seized due to European Union sanctions is being sent to Kenya by the United Nations' World Food Program, Latvia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The first shipment of part of the 200,000 tons of the seized fertilizer left the port of Riga on Friday and several…

Reuters

Russian fertilizer seized in Latvia sent to Kenya by UN agency

Russian-origin fertilizer which Latvia seized due to European Union sanctions is being sent to Kenya by the United Nations' World Food Programme, Latvia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

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WEKU

How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

Bangkok Post

Kenya probes ‘starvation cult’ graves

NAIROBI: Kenyan police have begun marking out the locations of more than a dozen suspected graves thought to contain the remains of followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death, two witnesses said.

The Independent UK

Azuri Technologies recognised as one of the fastest growing tech companies by E2E 100

The pay-as-you-go solar home systems provider is one of 100 companies recognised in the E2E Tech 100, the index which highlights the fastest growing tech companies in the UK

France 24

Fighting still underway in Sudan, hours after ceasefire agreed

In tonight's edition: In Sudan, fighting continues despite an agreed 24-hour truce. Civilians are caught in the crossfire amid a humanitarian catastrophe. In Tunisia, the offices of Islamist opposition party Ennahda are shut and meetings banned, a day after its leader Rached Ghannouchi is arrested. And in Kenya, LGBTQ+ campaigners…

WhatToWatch

On Safari with Jane McDonald: release date, destinations and all we know

On Safari with Jane McDonald — Jane begins her new African adventure by heading to Kenya.

The Conversation

Kenya should decriminalise homosexuality: 4 compelling reasons why

Kenya has recently seen the increasing visibility of sexual and gender minorities. However, this has been met with a growing backlash.

Reuters

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

(This April 18 story has been corrected to remove the reference to criminalising identifying as LGBTQ, a provision dropped in the draft stage, in paragraph 8)

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