Pastor Mackenzie to face long-awaited verdict over Shakahola deaths
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A Mombasa court will deliver a long-awaited verdict on Monday in the trial of a self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates, accused of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in an infamous starvation cult.
Hundreds of bodies were discovered in 2023 inland from the Kenyan beach resort of Malindi, in what became known as the “Shakahola Forest Massacre”. One of the world’s worst cult-related tragedies made global headlines.
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie and his associates pleaded not guilty to 191 counts of murder in 2024. He faces additional charges of manslaughter and terrorism for which he has also pleaded not guilty in separate cases.
