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May 15, 2023

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