Overview

• 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.