Kenya: starvation cult leader due in court amid probe

The leader of a Kenyan cult is expected back in court on Wednesday as police continue to investigate the deaths of more than 130 of his followers, local media reported.

They want to continue to hold Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who was arrested last month and is accused of ordering followers to starve themselves to death to get to heaven more quickly.

The exhumation of mass graves in Shakahola forest in Kilifi county is ongoing – a further 21 bodies were unearthed on Tuesday.

Hundreds more people are reported to be missing.