How did this happen? Paul Mackenzie was always hiding in plain sight
Good News International Church Pastor Paul Mackenzie during an interview with the ‘Nation’ in Kilifi County on March 24, 2023. He claimed at the time that he closed his church in August 2019 and no longer preaches.
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The discovery of dozens of bodies -- most in mass graves -- raised questions about how he was free to preach such dangerous teachings.
According to the church's website, Mackenzie founded the movement in 2003 and set up branches in Nairobi and along Kenya's coast.
Mackenzie also launched a YouTube channel in 2017.
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.
Police this month launched a wide-ranging investigation into the Good News International Church and its notorious leader after a tip-off led them to a forest where Mackenzie preached.
