Victims of Mackenzie cult were murdered, says State
Paul Mackenzie with some of the followers who police have sought to be detained for 90 days to investigate them over murder, aiding persons to kill themselves, aiding suicide, radicalisation and child cruelty among others at the Shanzu Law Courts in Mombasa in this photo taken on May 2, 2023.
Mackenzie and 17 others believed to be his followers are being investigated for murder, aiding persons to kill themselves, aiding suicide, radicalisation and child cruelty among others.
Some of the victims of the Shakahola massacre were either coerced, violently forced to starve to death, or suffocated to hasten their death due to the radical religious ideology shared by cult leader Paul Mackenzie, the State says.
In a fresh affidavit filed in court by Inspector Raphael Wanjohi, the State now claims vulnerable adherents of the Good Life International Church , especially children, women and the elderly, died painfully at the hands of other cult members.
