Eleven people have been hospitalized at Kilifi County after being rescued from a forest starving to death in what is alleged to be a religious cult.
Four others were found dead.
According to police report, the group of people were found in Shakahola Forest within Langobaya in Malindi sub-county.
Police said the group had been living in the forest for several days after being brainwashed in pretense to meet Jesus by a local pastor identified as Makenzie Nthenge of Good News international church.
Authorities on Thursday, April 13 found six members of the alleged religious cult in emaciated and in critical condition.
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Moreover, police officers were to resume the search and rescue operation today following reports that there could be more people in the forest and that there is a mass grave where others were recently buried.
Nonetheless, preliminary investigations suggested that an unknown number of people of the alleged religious cult had gone into the forest with the influence of the pastor who was arrested and charged last month over similar allegations.
Some of the victims told police that while in the forest both children and adults were subjected to strict rules and practices that compromise their health.
Nevertheless, police have launched an investigation and a manhunt for the rogue pastor who was freed on a Sh100,000 bond last month.