Shakahola massacre: Paul Mackenzie sentenced in Kenya
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lepays
Kenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced in the Shakahola massacre case, in which 429 bodies were exhumed from mass graves. The text revisits allegations of violence and abuse against Mackenzie and his co-accused, as several reports had already covered the verdict and number of convictions.
A Kenyan court has sentenced pastor Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused for the murder of 191 people in the Shakahola massacre, according to Lepays. The verdict follows the deaths of followers subjected to an extreme fast presented as a way to join Jesus Christ.
A total of 429 bodies have been exhumed from mass graves in Shakahola, in south-eastern Kenya. Civil society organisations believe the death toll could be higher. The victims were mainly women and children. Survivors have also reported that Mackenzie and his co-accused flogged and raped followers.
The sentence follows the finding of 29 defendants guilty, announced on 20 October, including Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-accused for 191 murders. It comes after the court set 20 October for the verdict in the case against Mackenzie and 94 co-accused. 29 defendants found guilty in Kenya
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