Odero was "being processed to face criminal charges related to mass killing of his followers," Kindiki added, without going into details on how many people had died. Odero was arraigned on Friday morning and police requested the court to detain him for 30 days pending completion of investigations. Workers carry bodies exhumed at the Shakahola mass-grave site in Kenya on April 25, 2023. Cult leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge had allegedly been telling his followers that starvation was the only path to God. He was acquitted of some charges while others were either dropped or not pursued, it said, for reasons that were not explained.

Source: Daily Nation April 28, 2023 14:33 UTC