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Kenya's Ruto vows action as religious cult death toll continues to rise

Kenyan President William Ruto has vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of at least 58 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.

Radio France Internationale

Death toll in Kenya starvation cult rises to 58

Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies from mass graves in the Shakahola forest, thought to be followers of a Christian cult.

The New Daily

Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 73, police say

Kenyan President William Ruto said the religious cult mass deaths were ‘akin to terrorism’.

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Kenya's Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements as police discovered more fatalities in a Christian cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 58.

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Kenya police warn more bodies likely to be found after 58 discovered in graves linked to ‘starvation cult’

Authorities warn they have ‘not even scratched the surface’ as exhumations continue

The Independent UK

Kenya president says cult deaths akin to terrorism

Kenya’s president says the starvation deaths of dozens of followers of a pastor is akin to terrorism

The Independent UK

Kenya's Ruto vows action after 51 bodies linked to cult found

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of 51 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.

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Death Toll in Kenya Starvation Cult Rises to 58

Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies from mass graves in the Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves, the country's police chief said on Monday. The death toll, which has been rising steadily…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 58 - police

Reuters

Kenya opposition says it will resume protests on May 2

Kenya's main opposition party said on Monday it will resume protests over high living costs and alleged election fraud because of what it called the government's lack of commitment to talks.

Reuters

Entire family stuffed in shallow grave after death cult starves 'to meet Jesus'

Suspected deat cult leader Paul Makenzie Nthenge, who is now in custody, is accused of brainwashing his followers into believing they'd go to heaven if they starved themselves to death in Malindi, Kenya

Daily Mirror

Police investigating Kenyan cult find 26 more bodies

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan police said Sunday they had found the bodies of another 26 suspected cult members in the east of the country, bringing to 47 the number of corpses linked to the movement.

AFP

Kenya opposition says protests to resume

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's opposition will resume anti-government protests from May 2, the party leader's spokesman told AFP Sunday, nearly three weeks after they were suspended following a government offer of dialogue.

AFP

More bodies from Kenyan starvation cult exhumed, Newcastle thrash Tottenham, and a dragon catches fire at Disneyland — as it happened

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39 bodies were found in the investigation of a cult in Kenya

The bodies were found on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.

The Independent UK

21 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya

Police say 21 bodies have been discovered so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death

Reuters

Number of bodies exhumed from suspected Kenyan cult graves jumps to 47

Kenyan police have now exhumed the bodies of 47 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death.

AFP

Hassan and Kiptum triumph in astounding London Marathon

London (AFP) - Sifan Hassan staged a remarkable rally to win the women's London Marathon on Sunday in the Olympic track champion's first race over the distance as Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum won the men's race in the second-fastest time in history.

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Police exhume 47 bodies in investigation into Kenyan death cult

Police in Kenya have exhumed 47 bodies as they investigate a preacher said to have told followers to starve to death.

The Conversation

Kenya needs to grow more food: a focus on how to irrigate its vast dry areas is key

More than 80% of Kenya’s land mass is made up of arid and semi-arid areas. So, if Kenya is to increase its agricultural production, which currently accounts for 22.4% of GDP, it must turn to irrigation-based farming in the arid and semi-arid areas. Agricultural engineer Bancy M. Mati explains how…

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Kenyan police find another 39 bodies in cult investigation, death toll expected to rise

Police exhume another 39 bodies in Kenya while investigating a cult whose followers were reportedly told to starve themselves in order to "meet Jesus", with officers warning the toll could rise as the search continues.

Al Jazeera

More than 40 bodies found at Kenya Christian cult graves site

Police began investigations amid reports that cult followers believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Fertilizer Seized in Latvia Sent to Kenya by UN Agency

Russian-origin fertilizer which Latvia seized due to European Union sanctions is being sent to Kenya by the United Nations' World Food Program, Latvia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The first shipment of part of the 200,000 tons of the seized fertilizer left the port of Riga on Friday and several…

Reuters

Russian fertilizer seized in Latvia sent to Kenya by UN agency

Russian-origin fertilizer which Latvia seized due to European Union sanctions is being sent to Kenya by the United Nations' World Food Programme, Latvia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

WEKU

How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

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