47 Bodies Of People Who Starved To Death Found:

So far, 58 graves have been identified, according to Kenyan state media KBC. Pathologists are expected to conduct autopsies to determine if the congregants were killed by starvation.

A police source told AFP:

“Police have identified at least 58 suspected graves on the grounds of the Good News International Church, raising fears that the death toll will rise significantly. 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.

Uproar As 47 Bodies Exhumed In Shallow Graves After Kenyan Pastor Convinced Congregants To Starve To Death To Meet Jesus

“In one grave, investigators found the bodies of three children with their father on one side and their mother on the other side. Another grave contained the bodies of a woman and a girl, both facing each other. All appeared to have died in recent weeks.”

One Kenyan media outlet reported that more than 100 people may have been buried in the graves

Cult Leader Denies Wrongdoing:

Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, founder and leader of the Good News International Church, shockingly persuaded his congregants to starve themselves to death so they could meet Jesus.

He has however denied any wrongdoing, insisting that he shut down his church in 2019. Kenyan authorities denied him bail.

At least 47 bodies have been exhumed in Kenya as part of an investigation into a suspected Christian cult, led by local pastor Paul Mackenzie, who is believed to have encouraged his followers to starve themselves to death https://t.co/ljkR7bsMgd pic.twitter.com/AQmEYcZk98

— Reuters (@Reuters) April 24, 2023

The whole forest has been cordoned off as a crime scene.

Malindi Social Justice Centre’s Victor Kaudo told Citizen TV:

“When we are in this forest and come to an area where we see a big and tall cross, we know that means more than five people are buried there”.

Social media users expressed agony over the mass cult deaths in Kenya.