The horror was present in Kenyawith the macabre discovery of 47 dead within the last three days. It is a possible maneuver of a sect, according to the investigators of the local police, in which its followers maintained a “fast” to “know Jesus”.
First there were 21 bodies found this Saturday and now there are another 26 lifeless bodies, which were exhumed this Sunday in eastern Kenya, making a total of 47 bodies discovered by the police in three days, within the framework of an investigation into the death of followers of a sect, the police informed AFP.
Macabre discovery of 47 dead by ritual of a sect
“Today (for this Sunday) we exhumed 26 bodies, which brings the total number to 47”said Charles Kamau, head of criminal investigations for the Malindi (east) subcommittee, noting that searches are continuing.
Last week, the authorities found the remains of four followers of the Good News International Church, led by Makenzie Nthengewho would have urged his followers to fast to “know Jesus”.
Investigators intervened in the area following information that pointed to a possible mass grave. Several adherents of that church are still hiding in the woods.
A woman was found bulging-eyed by authorities on Sunday and refused to eat, before being taken away in an ambulance.
Another 11 faithful between the ages of 17 and 49, seven men and four women, were hospitalized last week after being rescued in the Shakahola forest.. The head of the sect Makenzie Nthengewent to the police on April 15, before being arrested.
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A police source said Nthenge went on a hunger strike and “prays and fasts” while in custody. According to local media, six followers of this leader they were also arrested.
In a report, police said they had been made aware of several people “starving to death under the pretense of knowing Jesus after being brainwashed by a suspect, Makenzie Nthenge, pastor of the International Church of Good News.”
According to local media, Makenzie Nthenge had been arrested and charged last month, after two children starved to death while being cared for by their parents. He but he posted bail of 100,000 Kenyan shillings (about $740) and was released.
Source: Ambito
