A Kenyan religious cult leader accused of inciting followers to starve to death is facing additional charges including terrorism and child trafficking.
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who set up the Good News International Church in 2003, appeared in court in Malindi on Tuesday.
Nthenge is accused of inciting followers to starve to death “to meet Jesus”. A total of 109 people have so far been confirmed dead, most of them children.
The small courtroom in the seaside town on Malindi was packed with relatives of victims. Nthenge, dressed in a pink and black jacket and brown trousers, was brought in by about half a dozen police officers along with eight other defendants.