Kenyan pastor to face terrorism charges over Shakahola forest massacre that killed 109 people
- Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is accused of inciting followers to starve to death ‘to meet Jesus’
- He will face terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in what has been dubbed the ‘Shakahola forest massacre’
A Kenyan pastor who appeared in court on Tuesday will face terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in what has been dubbed the “Shakahola forest massacre,” prosecutors said.
The deeply religious Christian-majority country has been stunned by the discovery of mass graves last month in a forest near the Indian Ocean coastal town of Malindi.
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who set up the Good News International Church in 2003, is accused of inciting followers to starve to death “to meet Jesus” appeared in the dock in Malindi.
The small courtroom was packed with relatives of victims as Mackenzie, dressed in a pink and black jacket and brown trousers, was brought in by about half a dozen police officers along with eight other defendants.
