Here more than 400 people lost their lives under the guise of a fake religious leader, after keeping people hungry, had announced to unite them with the Lord?

In Kenya, the process of meeting the dead bodies of the followers of Christian sect does not seem to stop. A senior official said that 12 more bodies of followers of the Christian sect were found on Monday. With this, the death toll has crossed 400.

Bodies of 403 followers recovered

Regional Commissioner Rhodes Onyacha said self-proclaimed religious leader Paul Ntheng McKenzie had appealed to his followers to go hungry. According to the police, Paul had told the followers that they would have to die by starvation to attain God. Let us inform that so far the dead bodies of 403 followers of the Christian sect have been recovered.

Rhodes Onyacha said investigators were looking for more graves in the forest. He said that the incident came to know on April 13. Since then graves are being searched in the forest and till now many dead bodies have also been recovered.

The court extended the custody of the accused for one month

According to the official autopsy, starvation appears to be the main cause of death. However, some of the victims, including children, had been strangled. At the same time, the main accused in the case are in police custody since mid-April. On July 3, a court had extended the custody of the accused by a month pending investigation.

Pastor facing charges related to terrorism or genocide

Self-proclaimed religious leader Paul Natheng McKenzie is facing charges related to terrorism or genocide, state prosecutors have said, but so far the accused has not entered a plea. The self-styled godman had established the Good News International Church in 2003. According to government figures, there are more than 4,000 churches registered in the East African country with a population of about 50 million people.