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Death Toll from Kenyan Starvation Cult Tops 200, Including Many Children

HeadlineMay 15, 2023

In Kenya, the death toll from the starvation cult Good News International Church has risen to 201, many of them children. The apocalyptic cult’s leader Paul Mackenzie is accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves and their children to death. A commission is investigating whether oversight by administrative or intelligence authorities played any role.

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