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Shakahola cult leader Paul Makenzi goes on trial on terrorism charges

pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie gestures while talking to other defendants as he appears at Malindi Law Courts in Malindi on January 17, 2024.[Photo, AFP]

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult went on trial on Monday on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in a macabre case that shocked the country and the world.

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie appeared in court in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa along with 94 co-defendants, an AFP journalist said.

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