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Shakahola survivor: Makenzi starved us in black tents to die faster

Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi at the Mombasa Law Court in Mombasa County on Wednesday, 30th July 2025. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

A 15-year-old witness narrated to the court in Mombasa how controversial pastor Paul Makenzi and his trusted allies forced them to fast while in Shakahola, leading to the death of his brother.

The court also heard that followers of Good News International (GNI), which is linked to Makenzi, were kept inside a fasting bay made of black polythene bags to hasten their death.

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