21 bodies exhumed in investigation of Kenyan cult

Paul Mackenzie Nthenge reportedly told followers to starve themselves to ‘meet Jesus’

Twenty-one bodies have been exhumed in eastern Kenya in an investigation into a cult whose followers are believed to have starved themselves to death, police sources have said.

On Saturday officials reported seven deaths in connection with the inquiry after the arrest of Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, who reportedly told followers to starve themselves in order to “meet Jesus”.