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WhatsApp trail exposes Makenzi's deadly 'move to Shakahola'

Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi (centre) and his lawyer Lawrence Obonyo arrive at the High Court in Mombasa on August 13, 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi’s extracted WhatsApp messages have revealed how he urged his followers to abandon their homes and retreat to the wilderness to fast as they awaited the return of Jesus.

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