A court in Mombasa on Wednesday ordered religious pastor Paul Ntenga McKenzie, accused of killing at least 133 people in a forest in southeastern Kenya, to remain in pre-trial detention on “terrorism” charges.
McKenzie, along with 17 other defendants, including his wife, will spend another 30 days in jail while authorities investigate deaths in the context of extreme religious practices, including from fasting to death, according to the France-Presse (AFP) news agency. supposed to meet Jesus.
At the moment, 133 people have been found dead, including many children, but the search for new mass graves in the Shakahol forest, where believers have gathered, continues.
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