Kenya cult leader on trial for deaths of more than 400 followers

Kenya cult leader on trial for deaths of more than 400 followers – CBS News


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A trial began Monday for a Kenyan cult leader charged with manslaughter over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers. Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, was arrested last April after about 440 bodies were found in the remote Shakahola Forest. Mackenzie allegedly told his followers to stop eating in order to “meet Jesus.”

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