A court in Kenya released a rich and well-known televangelist on Thursday (May 4) after he was detained last week for the ongoing investigation into the religious starvation cult where at least 109 people were found buried in what has been dubbed the “Shakahola forest massacre.

Court releases pastor accused of links to Kenya starvation death cult’s leader

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news and top headlines from all across the globe - The Kenyan Cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death will face terrorism charges over the deaths of the people found buried in mass graves.

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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.

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Kenyan cult leader and self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who appeared in court on Tuesday, will be tried under terrorism charges for causing the starvation and death of more than 100 people in what has been dubbed the “Shakahola forest massacre”.

Kenyan cult leader who incited followers to starve to death 'to meet Jesus' will face terrorism charges

Kenyans are being urged to plant their age in trees as part of a campaign to replenish the country’s forests and increase biodiversity.

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In Kenya, over 100 bodies linked to a religious cult have been subjected to autopsies by pathologists. The Good News International Church, based in the Shakahola Forest of eastern Kenya, lost 109 members after the group's leader, Paul Mackenzie, allegedly instructed them to starve themselves to death to be the first to go to heaven.

Autopsies begin on over 100 dead bodies of Christian cult members in Kenya who starved to death

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

Kenyan police continues to unearth corpses in shallow graves in the coastal town of Malindi. The corpses are of the people linked to a cult who had starved themselves to death. The death toll reaches 98. For details, watch the video.

Kenya cult death toll climbs to 98 as more bodies found in shallow graves

As the death toll rises in continuing exhumations of the Kenya Christian cult, some questions remain unanswered as to how pastor Mackenzie convinced followers to starve themselves if they want to see god.

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The death toll is rising in the Kenyan cult deaths. More mass graves have been discovered. How many more cults does Kenya have? Will the police discover more mass graves? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: The Kenya Christian cult deaths

Kenya's Police Inspector General Japheth Koome visits the site where remains of cult members were found in the Shakahola Forest near the coastal town of Malindi in Kenya. The death toll has climbed to 73 as the investigation continues.

Kenya Cult Starvation: Death toll rises to 73

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Devotion has taken a devastatingly dark turn in Kenya. Forty seven bodies have been exhumed in a forest outside the coastal town of Malindi. The bodies belong to members of a local cult who took to starving themselves in the hopes of meeting Jesus, all on the orders of a pastor -Makenzie Nthenge.

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The Kenyan authorities have managed to exhume 21 bodies in connection to the cult whose seven followers died due to starvation, trying to follow the commands of their leader.

Police exhume 21 bodies in Kenya cult probe, warn toll could rise

Kenya's space programme is advancing significantly. Using a SpaceX rocket from the United States, the African country sent its first operational earth observation satellites into space. Previously, the space race was dominated by global powers, forcing smaller nations to play catch-up.

Kenya launches first operational earth observatory satellite

At least 10 people died when a bus in southern Kenya left the road and rolled over several times and fell in a ditch, said the police, to the Associated Press (AP), on Sunday (April 16).

Kenya: At least 10 people killed in bus crash while returning from a funeral

The Kenyan police have launched an investigation into the death of four people suspected to have starved to death, following the commands of a controversial cult leader.

Kenya: Four cult members starve to death after being told they will ‘meet’ Jesus

In what comes as a bizarre turn of events, a man dressed as a woman managed to cheat his way through a Chess Championship in the African country of Kenya. The man registered himself under the name Millicent Awuor, wore a 'niqab' and managed to take the mickey out of everyone at the tournament before getting caught.

Kenya: Man poses as woman wearing 'niqab' at chess championship, nearly cheats his way through

Every day, hundreds of people make the treacherous journey across volatile borders, to escape some of the problems they face in their home countries. Case in point, Somalia where thousands flee the war into neighbouring Kenya and Uganda. Now migrants in the Sahel are finding themselves in the same conundrum as the Somalis.

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A truck crashed into pedestrians and motorcycle taxis near western Kenya's border with Tanzania, killing at least 10 people and injuring 10 others Saturday, authorities said.

Kenya: Truck rams into pedestrians and taxis, killing 10 on the spot

Kenya has been rocked by violent anti-government protests. Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, had called for regular protests every Monday and Thursday, before eventually calling off the anti-government protests. Odinga has repeatedly accused the sitting president, William Ruto, of having stolen last year's election. Mohammed Saleh decodes the violent turmoil that has gripped Kenya.

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For the past two weeks, Kenya has been witnessing massive protests by supporters of an opposition leader against the government in high prices of food items till now.

Unrest in Kenya over high food prices

Kenyans were preparing for a fresh round of anti-government protests over the increasing cost of living on Monday after the opposition promised to take action even after a police ban.

Kenya prepares for fresh protests amid police ban

Even though demonstrations a week ago became violent and paralysed portions of Nairobi, the city, Raila Odinga, a veteran opposition leader, has urged people to take to the streets every Monday and Thursday. However, the authorities declared the rallies would be prohibited on Sunday.

Kenya: Opposition leader Odinga vows to hold protest rally despite ban

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