Key Takeaways
- The starvation cult caused over 403 deaths across Kenya.
- Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha reported 37 arrests, including leader Paul Mackenzie.
- Mackenzie faces terrorism charges after the mass starvation incidents.
Nairobi: The death toll from the starvation cult in Kenya has reached 403.
Afterward, 12 more bodies were discovered in Kilifi County, located in the country’s southeast.
Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha said there were no new arrests so far, and the total number of people arrested remains at 37, including the cult leader Paul Mackenzie, the Citizen broadcaster reported on Monday.
In April, local media reported four people had starved themselves to death, as Mackenzie had preached they would “meet Jesus” that way. Another 11 cult followers were hospitalized. Shortly after, Mackenzie was arrested. In May, the Kenyan prosecutor’s office said he would be charged with terrorism.
