Paul Mackenzie: Kenyan cult leader charged with 191 murders - BBC News

Paul Mackenzie, accused of starving his followers to death, pleads not guilty.

44 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, Paul Mackenzie, seen here in court last month, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges he facesBy Anne SoySenior Africa correspondent, BBC News, MalindiA cult leader in Kenya has been charged with murder after more than 400 bodies were found buried in shallow graves in a remote forest in the east of the country.

Survivors and victims' families have said Paul Mackenzie urged followers to fast in order to "go see Jesus".

He and 29 others pleaded not guilty in a court in the coastal town of Malindi.

Mackenzie has already been charged with committing acts of terror, child cruelty and torture, which he denied.

Police and prosecutors allege that apart from starvation, some victims may have been strangled, suffocated or beaten to death using blunt objects.

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