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Witnesses on Kwa Binzaro starvation case tell harrowing tales following Makenzis persuasion

Detectives after exhuming bodies from mass graves near Kwa Binzaro village in Kilifi county.[Standard-File]

Followers of Paul Makenzi recounted harrowing experiences of prolonged starvation, confinement and psychological manipulation at the Kwa Binzaro settlement in Kilifi County.

Two key prosecution witnesses yesterday took to the dock with testimonies that sought to demonstrate how followers of Makenzi’s Good News International Church were allegedly lured with promises of going to heaven through fasting, only to endure extreme suffering.

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