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April 24, 2023

Kenya Exhumes Bodies of 47 Cult Members Who Starved Themselves to Death
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In Kenya, authorities have exhumed the bodies of 47 followers of a
Christian cult who apparently starved themselves to death. Investigators
say Pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge convinced members of the Good News
International Church they would go to heaven if they stopped eating.
Police say they've rescued over a dozen members of the cult from
starvation, only to have them continue to refuse food. Most of the
bodies exhumed so far were of women and children.


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