Preacher in hot soup after four of his sheep fast to death.
Preacher on hot soup after four of his sheep fast to death; An incident that happened in Malindi, Kilifi county.
Human rights activists, religious and political leaders have condemned what they termed as a cult-like teaching of controversial Malindi-based Pastor Paul Mackenzie.
Pastor Mackenzie of Good News International has been preaching to his sheep that they should fast for several days, an act that has claimed lives of several individuals.
Preliminary reports indicate that this is not the first time, pastor mackenzie is on the spot, last month, he was arrested by police officers over the death of two minors in similar circumstances of fasting but was released on a Sh10,000 cash bail.
While on a fact-finding mission on Thursday, the police managed to rescue 15 people; six were in critical condition, four people; three men and a woman, died while they were being rushed to the hospital.
Police boss Charles Kamau reported,”We rescued 15 people, but four, unfortunately, succumbed on our way to Malindi. Three are in critical condition.”
The police revealed that they had an informant who gave them a tip on what was happening to the individuals.
The police stated,”some ignorant people who were starving to death in a cult-like belief that when they died they will go to heaven, after they were radicalised by a man who reportedly told them that their mission on earth had come to an end.”
“We are going to take legal action against the survivors as they had committed an offence of attempting suicide,” Kamau added.
It is alleged that there is a shallow mass grave of about 31 victims in Shakahola forest within Lango Baya where the victims who have died from self-inflicted starvation.
Human rights activists Auma stated,”We have lost at least six people including two children. We have been monitoring the situation since we first heard of it. We even went to the ground but failed to access the exact area because of the militia of the sect who openly walk with machetes and other crude weapons.”
“This means someone has been allowed to become so powerful after brainwashing people. Have the security agents have been brainwashed too?” Auma posed.
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