The leader of a Kenyan starvation sect has gone on trial for manslaughter over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in one of the world’s worst cult-related tragedies.
In January, Mackenzie pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of manslaughter. But prosecutors have said the cases will be charged under a Kenyan law dealing with suicide pacts.
On Monday, the self-proclaimed pastor appeared in a magistrate’s court in the port city of Mombasa along with more than 90 other suspects, prosecutors and court officials said.
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