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'Morgue Is Full': How Kenyan Starvation Cult Kept Killing

The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation.

International Business Times · Sep 25, 2025

Police link new bodies exhumed from Kenyan mass graves to starvation cult

As Kenyan police continue to exhume bodies from a mass grave discovered last week, authorities are linking these new discoveries to a starvation cult uncovered with the discovery of hundreds of bodies in a forest in 2023 – according to documents exclusively obtained by RFI.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 28, 2025

Fears for more victims as new bodies exhumed from doomsday cult graves

Paul Mackenzie instructed his followers to starve themselves to death in order to ‘meet Jesus’

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

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'Let The Children Die First': African Cult Leader 'Convinced' Over 400 People To Starve Themselves To Death For End Of The World

The Good News International Ministries was exposed as a doomsday cult when authorities found mass graves for members who had starved themselves to death.

International Business Times UK · Oct 18, 2024

Takeaways from AP's report updating the cult massacre that claimed hundreds of lives in Kenya

In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, the remains of more than 430 victims have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest in Kenya

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024

The church was named Good News. Hundreds of members died in a cult massacre that haunts survivors

In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, more than 430 bodies have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest in Kenya

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024

Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie on trial for manslaughter

The self-proclaimed pastor faces charges of murder, child torture and terrorism after the deaths of over 400 people.

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2024

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Kenya starvation cult leader goes on trial on terrorism charges

In tonight's edition: the man accused of orchestrating the deaths in the notorious Shakahola forest massacre appears in court on terror charges. The bodies of hundreds of followers of self-appointed religious leader Paul Mackenzie have been dug up from the Kenyan wilderness. Also, US troops pull out from their base…

France 24 · Jul 8, 2024

Kenya Begins Handing Over Bodies Of Doomsday Cult Members

Kenya returns bodies of 429 cult members led by Paul Mackenzie, accused of starvation deaths. Emotional reunions with families as DNA testing aids identifi...

Kenya to release bodies of cult victims found in mass forest graves

The Kenyan government will be releasing some of the bodies discovered in mass graves in the Shakahola forest last year, connected to a religious cult, after they were identified using DNA. More bodies are to be exhumed in the coming weeks.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 21, 2024

Kenya declares cult an ‘organised criminal group’ after starvation deaths

The authorities’ declaration comes as cult leader Mackenzie faces charges of murder, child torture and “terrorism”.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2024

Kenya religious cult leader to face murder charges over Shakahola deaths

Authorities say Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves and their children to death, to go to heaven.

Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2024

Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 18 months for film violations but still not charged over mass graves

The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the illegal distribution of films and operating a film studio without licenses

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

Australian Christian group fights claim it was linked to leader of Kenya starvation massacre doomsday cult

Kenyan parliamentary committee report finds Paul Mackenzie, held responsible for more than 400 deaths, was ‘influenced’ by Australians Dave and Cherry McKay, which they vehemently deny

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Kenya doomsday cult leader found guilty of illegal filming, but yet to be charged over mass deaths

The Kenyan preacher of a doomsday cult who was arrested after more than 400 bodies were found in mass graves on his property has been convicted of operating a studio and distributing films without a license

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

TV tonight: frosty festivities for the Worsley family as Breeders returns

Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard endure an unhappy Christmas. Plus: Ghosts continues its inspired ramble towards the pearly gates. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Kenya doomsday cult deaths top 400 as detectives exhume 12 more bodies, with the pastor in custody

The death toll in connection with Kenya’s doomsday cult has crossed the 400 mark as detectives exhumed 12 more bodies

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2023

Suspect in Kenya cult deaths dies in custody after hunger strike

The dead suspect had embarked on a hunger strike after being detained in connection with a mass starvation in Kenya.

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The Week · Jun 19, 2023

Kenya’s doomsday death cult: the trial of Paul Mackenzie

Paul Mackenzie is “public enemy number one” in Kenya, said Le Monde’s Noé Hochet-Bodin, and the reason for the description is as tragic as it is terrifying.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

Kenya cult death toll passes 300, with more exhumations planned

More than 600 people still missing, authorities say, amidd reports pastor ordered followers to starve themselves

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Death toll from Kenya cult tied to pastor surpasses 300, with more exhumations planned

Authorities in Kenya say the number of people who died after a pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300

ABC News · May 20, 2023

A religious community retreated into the forests of eastern Kenya. Then they turned into a starvation cult

A religious community followed a taxi driver-turned-televangelist into the forests of eastern Kenya. Just weeks later, they turned into a starvation cult. WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

Kenyan authorities should have prevented cult deaths, president says

Kenyan government agencies should have been able to prevent the deaths by starvation of more than 200 members of a cult in the country's coastal region, said President William Ruto, adding he took responsibility for the disaster.

France 24 · May 13, 2023

Kenya cult death toll reaches 200, with more than 600 reported missing

The death toll linked to a doomsday cult in Kenya hit 201 Saturday after police exhumed 22 more bodies, most of them bearing signs of starvation, according to the coast regional commissioner.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

Kenya cult death toll hits 200, with more than 600 reported missing

The death toll linked to a doomsday cult in Kenya has hit 201 after police exhumed 22 more bodies on Saturday

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