A Kenyan high court on Tuesday (Feb 6) charged cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his 29 associates with the murder of nearly 200 children who were found among hundreds of others from the Shakahola forest, last year.

Kenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of nearly 200 children

A Kenyan judge on Wednesday ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 associates to undergo mental health evaluations before being charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies have been exhumed since April 2023 from the Shakahola forest in Kenya.

Kenyan cult leader to face murder charges in starvation deaths

Kenyan authorities will be converting the coastal forest where bodies of more than 250 people linked to a doomsday Christian cult were killed and buried, into a national memorial, according to Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki.

Kenya doomsday cult deaths’ site to be turned into national memorial: Minister

(Trigger warning: Some readers may find details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised.) Skeletons continue to tumble out of the closet of the doomsday cult in Kenya that murdered hundreds.

Children were targetted to die first in Kenya doomsday cult killings: Report

Two pastors appeared before Kenyan courts, accused of being responsible for the grisly deaths of at least 109 people who were found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre.

Kenya: Who are the two pastors facing trial in court over starvation cult massacre?

Dozens of individuals' bodies, who are believed to have starved themselves to death in the hope of entering heaven after joining the self-proclaimed Good News International Church, led by Patrick Mackenzie, were identified on Wednesday, April 26.

'My children are dead, I know for sure': Father of Kenya starvation cult victims

The Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested another church leader, accused of mass killing of followers, days after the leader of a cult in the same region was detained for the mass graves of his followers.

Another Kenyan pastor arrested for mass killing of followers

A total of 73 people have been reported dead till now in the Kenyan starvation cult incident. Police on Monday discovered more bodies of alleged members of the cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 73 from 57 earlier.

Shakahola starvation deaths: 73 bodies linked to Kenyan cult found, Ruto vows action

Kenyan police have uncovered the bodies of 26 more people believed to be members of a cult, bringing the total number of corpses linked to the movement found in the last three days to 47.

Bodies of 47 suspected Kenyan cult members have been exhumed