In Kenya, twenty-one bodies have been discovered, believed to be victims of a Christian cult who were encouraged to starve to death.
In a horrifying discovery, the bodies were discovered in the Shakahola forest outside of Malindi, Kenya.After learning that people were “starving to death under the pretext of meeting Jesus after being brainwashed” by a preacher, police began searching the forest.
Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, the alleged leader of the cult based in Kilifi, was arrested in connection with the exhumed bodies.
The preacher allegedly told followers that they could “meet Jesus” by starving themselves, earning the group the moniker “starvation cult.”
“They starved after being radicalised by a certain member of a church who told them that their work in this world was done,” said Charles Kamau, Malindi sub-county’s criminal investigations officer. and they were looking forward to dying and seeing their creator.”
Children were among those discovered dead, and an anonymous police source predicts that there will be more.
“We have not even scratched the surface which gives a clear indication that we are likely to get more bodies by the end of this exercise,” the unnamed police source added.