No respite for Mackenzie faces fresh trouble as state now enjoins him in Kwa Binzaro cult case
Defence lawyer Lawrence Obonyo opposed the application arguing that the suspects have been in custody for too long and urged the court to order them to take plea.
Blow to defence as key suspect in Shakahola murder trial opts for plea-bargain, likely to be state witness
The ODPP is expected to enter into a plea bargain with Amanya based on the recorded confession. The prosecution team, including Senior Assistant Director Joseph Kimanthi, Assistant Directors Alexander Muteti and Ngina Mutua and Principal Prosecution Counsels Victor Owiti and Betty Rubia welcomed the breakthrough.
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.
Despite promises of crack-down on extremist sects Kenya exhumes 32 more bodies linked to starvation cult deaths
Earlier this month, Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen linked the graves discovered in Kwa Binzaro to Mackenzie’s cult, saying that survivors rescued from the village had said the self-styled pastor was praying for them from prison.