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Witnesses: How Makenzi lured victims to death

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Shakahola cult leader Paul Makenzi. [File, Standard]

Suspected Shakahola cult leader Paul Makenzi lured victims into the forest, promising them free land, witnesses told a court in Shanzu, Mombasa County.

Witnesses in a case where Makenzi and 94 others have been charged with terrorism and radicalization told Senior Principal Magistrate Leah Juma that the victims were gifted with a few acres of land.

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