Kenyan cult leader on trial for deaths of over 400 followers

Kenyan cult leader on trial for deaths of over 400 followers

Kenyan cult leader on trial in deaths of more than 400 followers – CBS News

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A trial began Monday for a Kenyan cult leader charged with manslaughter over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers. Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, was arrested last April after about 440 bodies were found in the remote Shakahola Forest. Mackenzie allegedly told his followers to stop eating in order to “meet Jesus.”

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