Paul Nthenge Mackenzie will be tried for the assassination of 191 followers of his evangelical sect. A Kenyan court on Tuesday added charges for "assassinations" to those for "terrorism", "torture" and "cruelty" on children as well as "manslaughter" The self-proclaimed pastor and 29 other defendants pleaded not guilty, an AFP journalist noted during their appearance before a court in the city of Malindi.
A person was judged mentally unfit to be prosecuted, after psychiatric assessments.