Pastor Paul Mackenzie holds his heal during a court session at Mombasa Law Courts in Mombasa County, Kenya on January 23, 2024. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG
Kenya has outlawed the church linked to the Shakahola cult massacre that claimed more than 430 lives.
In a gazette notice issued on Wednesday, Cabinet Secretary for Internal Affairs and National Administration Kithure Kindiki designated the Kilifi-based Good News International Ministries as an organised criminal group, a fortnight after its leader, controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie with others were charged with engaging in organised criminal activity, radicalisation, murder and terrorism, among other offences.
