A controversial Kenyan preacher has been jailed in connection with the deaths of four individuals due to malnutrition after following radical religious teachings.
Makenzie Nthenge is accused of leading a religious cult in the seaside Kilifi district, where his members were apparently eager to fast to death because they were believed it was a shortcut to meeting Jesus.
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Eleven very ill persons associated with the divisive Good News International Church are being treated at a hospital after being rescued from a countryside hideout.
Some had apparently gone without food for as long as 21 days.
Mr Nthenge claimed to have closed his church in 2019, but he is also a televangelist with a YouTube channel that looks to have reach followers faraway
He pleaded not guilty to that charge and was released on bail.
