A Mombasa court is set to deliver a verdict on Monday in the trial of self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher Paul Mackenzie and his associates, who are accused of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in a starvation cult. Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the cult base in Shakahola Forest, an area inland from Malindi. Mackenzie and his associates pleaded not guilty to 191 counts of murder in 2024, and he has also denied charges of manslaughter and terrorism in separate cases. In the three years since the discoveries, more bodies have been unearthed, bringing the total to well over 400.
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