The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalised after a hunger strike
Nairobi, Kenya AP A Kenyan magistrate Tuesday ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency care after some of the suspects had to be carried into the courtroom to answer manslaughter charges, too frail and weak to “even open their eyes” after an apparent hunger strike […]
Safe haven?: LGBTQ+ refugees face hardships in Kenya’s Kakuma camp
TONNY ONYULO reports on the plight of the LGBTQ asylum-seekers and refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya…
Kenyan court rules pastor accused of starving his congregation is mentally fit for trial
Nairobi, Kenya Religion News Service Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, the self–proclaimed Kenyan pastor who is accused of orchestrating the deaths of more than 400 members of his congregation by starvation, was ruled mentally fit to stand trial by the High Court at Malindi on Tuesday. The taxi driver-turned-charismatic preacher faces multiple charges, including murder and terrorism, […]
Kenyan President says Haiti mission to go ahead despite court ruling
Rome, Italy Reuters Kenya is going to push ahead with plans to lead a UN-approved security mission to Haiti, despite a court in Nairobi last week blocking the deployment, Kenyan President William Ruto told Reuters on Tuesday. The international force is aimed at tackling rampant gang violence in the Caribbean nation, which killed nearly 5,000 […]
Kenyan court says police cannot deploy to Haiti mission
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters A Kenyan court on Friday rejected a plan to send police officers to Haiti to lead a UN-approved mission, throwing into doubt the future of an initiative aimed at tackling gang violence in the Caribbean nation. An opposition party in October challenged the government’s decision to send 1,000 officers to address a […]
Cameroon launches malaria vaccination program in global milestone
Reuters The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against the mosquito-borne disease that is projected to save tens of thousands of children’s lives per year across Africa. Around 40 years in the making, the World Health Organization-approved RTS,S vaccine developed by British […]
UK university spearheads global project to explore links between science and faith
Norwich, UK Questions about creation, climate change, demonic possession, inter-faith dialogue and Christianity are just some of the topics being covered in an innovative global ecumenical community exploring links between science and faith. Durham University’s ECLAS (Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science) project has set up a series of partnerships involving St Paul’s […]
Africa’s six Anglican women bishops meet and issue call to combat Africa’s “triple threat”
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Africa’s six female Anglican bishops concluded a historic meeting last Sunday (14th January) by calling for authentic leadership, empowerment and mentoring for women on the continent. Africa’s six female Anglican bishops participate in a panel discussion at St Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya, on 11th January, 2024. PICTURE: Video screen grab. […]
Kenya cult leader charged with terrorism-related crimes in starvation deaths
Mombasa, Kenya Reuters Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 others were charged on Thursday with terrorism-related crimes related to the deaths of 429 of his followers whose bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest. The charges, announced during an appearance before a court in the south-eastern city of Mombasa, are the first to […]
Kenya doomsday cult pastor and others will face charges of murder, cruelty and more
Nairobi, Kenya AP Kenya’s top prosecutor on Tuesday ordered that 95 people from a doomsday cult be charged with murder, cruelty, child torture and other crimes in the deaths of 429 people believed to be members of the church. The country’s director of public prosecutions, Mulele Ingonga, was responding to pressure from a magistrate in the coastal […]