Nairobi, Jan 26, 2026 (AFP) - Kenya starvation cult preacher to be charged over 52 more deaths

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2026-01-26

A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people will be charged over a further 52 deaths at another village, prosecutors said Monday. In a case that made global headlines when it came to light in 2023, hundreds of people died in what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre", one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies, discovered just inland from the Kenyan beach resort of Mali......

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