Kenyan Cult Leader to Undergo Mental Health Checks Before Facing Charges for 429 Deaths

Paul Mackenzie, accused of leading his followers to starve themselves in preparation for the end of the world, denies responsibility for the mass deaths discovered in Shakahola Forest.

Paul Mackenzie, the leader of the Good News International Church, is set to undergo mental health checks before being charged for the deaths of 429 people, including 191 children.
Mackenzie and his followers are accused of causing these deaths by encouraging members to starve themselves in preparation for the end of the world.
The bodies were discovered in mass graves in Shakahola Forest, a remote area in Kenya.
Mackenzie has denied responsibility, claiming he closed his church in 2019.
Prosecutors are expected to charge Mackenzie and 94 others with murder, manslaughter, terrorism, and torture.