June 25, 2023
Kenya: 8 Adherents Rescued From Holy Ghost Coptic Church, Kisumu
The Senate Adhoc committee investigating the proliferation of religious organizations on Saturday evening raided a church in Kisumu and rescued 8 people who were being offered… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Kenya: Shakahola Death Toll At 318 As 15 More Bodies Exhumed
The number of fatalities in the ongoing cult starvation incident in Shakahola forest has risen to 318, following the discovery of 15 additional bodies. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Kenya: 65 Cult Victims Rescued From Shakahola Arraigned for Attempted Suicide By Starvation
Sixty-five people rescued from the Shakahola Forest were on Monday arraigned in court for attempting to kill themselves through starvation. Read more »
June 09, 2023
Kenya: Over 600 People Still Missing as Govt Exhume Six More Bodies at Shakahola Forest
Six additional bodies were on Thursday exhumed in the ongoing exhumation exercise in Kilifi's Shakahola forest bringing the total number of bodies recovered at the mass grave site… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Kenya: Communications Authority Roots for Clear Policies to Regulate Religious Stations
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) on Wednesday emphasised the necessity for clear policies on religious programming in response to the Shakahola cult massacre. Read more »
Kenya: Second Lady Dorcas Rigathi Urges Religious Leaders to Guide Boy Child
The Spouse of the Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Rigathi took her boychild campaign to Bungoma County urging religious leaders to take up the role of guiding and counselling the… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Kenya: Azimio to Skip National Prayer Breakfast Citing Lack of Honesty
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya principals have declined the invitation to the National Prayer breakfast slated for tomorrow citing a lack of honesty among leaders. Read more »
June 05, 2023
Kenya: CS Kindiki Asks Kenyans to Collaborate With Task Force on Religious Reforms
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has urged Kenyans to actively participate in submitting their views to the Mutava Musimi-led taskforce on laws governing religious… Read more »
Kenya: Taskforce Reviewing Laws on Religious Organisations Seeks Public Views
The task force on the review of the legal and regulatory framework governing religious organizations has called on the public to submit their proposal on changes required to… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Kenya: Controversial Sect Pastor Back in Court After Month in Custody
Controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie implicated in the Shakahola cult forest massacre will be re-arraigned in court today after spending a month in police custody. Read more »
May 29, 2023
Kenya: High Court Suspends Establishment of Commission of Inquiry Into Shakahola Killings
The High Court has suspended the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the killings in Shakahola Forest pending the hearing and determination of a suit by the Azimio La… Read more »
May 28, 2023
Kenya: We Will Crash Indoctrination but Preserve Freedom of Worship - Kindiki
The government has vowed to stamp out indoctrination in religious societies led by rogue preachers misleading their followers in the name of God. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto in Busia for Thanksgiving Service Attended By Otuoma, Local Leaders
President William Ruto was in Busia on Sunday to attend an interdenominational Thanksgiving Prayer Day. Read more »
May 25, 2023
Kenya: How Mackenzie Feasted Like a King as Shakahola Followers Starved to Death
Shocking details have emerged on how Shakaola cult pastor Paul Mackenzie feasted like a king as his followers starved to death. Read more »
Kenya: Cult Leader Was Rearing Bees, Planting Food Crops as Followers Starved to Death
Controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie, of the Good News International Church was engaged in activities that contradict his own teachings on food deprivation. Read more »
Kenya: Shakahole Death Toll at Over 240 as Another Person Dies of Starvation
The death toll from the Shakahola Forest starvation cult linked to controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie currently stands at 241, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki… Read more »
May 21, 2023
Kenya: Reforms On Religious Societies to Proceed Unhindered - Kindiki to Clerics
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki now says proposed reforms on religious societies in the country will proceed unhindered despite opposition from a section of preachers. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Kenya: 15 More Bodies Found in Shakahola Raising Toll to 226
The death toll from the horrific massacre of Shakahola forest rose to 226 Wednesday following the recovery of 15 more bodies. Read more »
May 11, 2023
Kenya: Anglican Bishops Back Regulation of Churches to Tame Cultists
The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) has supported the move by government to regulate churches says State intervention would help tame religious extremists. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Kenya: You Cannot Legislate on Church Regulation - Second Lady
Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has cautioned against attempt to regulate churches saying the government has no capacity and lacks the authority to regulate churches. Read more »
May 11, 2023
Kenya: Shakahola Cult Death Toll Jumps to 145 as 12 More Bodies Exhumed
The death toll from the shocking massacre in Shakahola has shot up to 145 Wednesday, even as the exhumation exercise continued. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Kenya: Odero's Mavueni Prayer Centre Asked to Show Cause as Govt Mulls Delisting
The government has moved to crack the whip on Good News International Church and the New Life Prayer Centre which now risk closure within the next 30 days. Read more »
Kenya: Court Orders Mackenzie Detained for 30 Days in Shakahola Probe
The High Court has allowed police to continue detaining controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie for a month so as to complete investigations in his alleged cult activities. Read more »
May 09, 2023
Kenya: 21 More Bodies Exhumed From Shakahola Forest
21 more bodies were exhumed from Shakahola forest where the exercise resumed Tuesday. Read more »
Kenya: Section of Church Leaders Want Religious Taskforce Revoked, Calls for Inclusivity
A section of Pentecostal Church leaders has castigated President William Ruto's decision to form a 17-member task force to review legal and regulatory frameworks governing… Read more »