Kenya

Oct 19, 06:25 PM UTC· Signal 70.1

Kenyan court convicts cult leader Paul Mackenzie of 191 murders

A Kenyan court in Mombasa convicted doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie of 191 murders, including 190 children and one adult, for ordering followers of his Good News International Ministries to starve to death in Shakahola forest to "meet Jesus." Twenty-eight other cult leaders were also convicted. The case followed the 2023 discovery of more than 400 bodies in shallow graves. Mackenzie, arrested in 2023, faces separate terrorism and radicalisation charges and is due to be sentenced on 6 November.

5 reports · 2 sources

Oct 6, 07:14 PM UTC· Signal 104.3

Kenya confirms first Ebola case after traveler from DR Congo dies in Nairobi

Kenya has confirmed its first-ever Ebola case after a man who traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who had lived in DR Congo for seven years, boarded a commercial flight and died days after arrival. Tests confirmed infection with the Ebola Bundibugyo virus. Health authorities have begun contact tracing. The DR Congo outbreak has killed over 4,000 people this year, making it the second deadliest known Ebola outbreak.

5 reports · 3 sources

Jul 23, 08:15 PM UTC· Signal 221.9

CAF Clarifies 2027 AFCON Will Remain at 24 Teams, Reversing Expansion Plan