Controversial Religious Organisations Bill draws resentment in coastal Kenya as clergy read malice
The government introduced the Bill following recommendations from a Presidential Taskforce on Religious Organisations that was formed after the Shakahola tragedy in which hundreds of people died in a cult led by controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie.
Exhumation in Kenya cult site put on hold so DNA sampling on 34 bodies can be done
Kilifi County is home to the extensive Chakama Ranch, where members of both cults lived in seclusion to avoid detection. Being isolated and rural, police presence in the area is not as strong as in major towns, and law enforcement is compromised.
