As part of investigations into a cult leader in Kenya, 21 bodies have been exhumed in a forest since Friday. The dead were found in the Shakahola forest in the east of the country, AFP news agency learned from police circles on Saturday. But this is only the beginning of the search and “more bodies” can be expected.
According to a police source, at least three children were found dead so far. In recent weeks, the remains of four supporters of the so-called International Church of the Good News have been found.
Their leader Makenzie Nthenge had called on the cultists to starve themselves to “meet Jesus”. Eleven cult members – seven men and four women aged between 17 and 49 – were hospitalized last week following a rescue operation in Shakahola Forest.
A police report accessed by AFP said Nthenge had “brainwashed” the cultists into starving themselves. The cult leader turned himself in to police on April 15 and was taken into custody. A police source said the suspect had gone on hunger strike. He ‘prays and fasts’, it said.
According to local media, six supporters of Nthenge have also been arrested. The cult leader was reportedly arrested last month after starving two children in the care of their parents. However, he was released on bail of 100,000 Kenyan shillings (about 670 euros).
(t-online/afp)
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