Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to step up action against “terrorist” cults that distort religion after the discovery of 51 people who had died after starving to death “in search of Jesus.”
“What we saw in Shakahol [uma floresta perto da cidade de Malindi] it’s like terrorists using religion to propagate heinous acts, and so do people like Mr. Mackenzie,” William Ruto said at a graduation ceremony for prison officers in the center of the country.
In recent days, 51 corpses have been discovered of people who fasted to death at the initiative of Good News International Church leader Paul Mackenzie Ntenge, a religious figure advocating fasting to “find Jesus” who was arrested on April 15. .
In a speech quoted by the French news agency France-Presse (AFP), Routo said he asked “the responsible agencies to investigate this case and get to the bottom of the activities of people who want to use religion to propagate a dark and unacceptable ideology.”
The search continued in the Shakahol forest, where 47 bodies have been exhumed since Friday, in addition to four more found by police on April 14, 11 people were rescued and hospitalized.
According to the Kenyan Red Cross, “112 people are missing so far.”
According to local media reports, Makenzi Ntenge was arrested and charged in March after two children starved to death while in the care of their parents. He was later released on bail of 100,000 Kenyan shillings (about 670 euros).
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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