The 58th prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre trial on Thursday described how children were withdrawn from schools and subjected to forced fasting under the influence of Paul Nthenge Mackenzie’s radical doctrines.
The suspects are charged with torture and cruelty to children and denying children basic education.
Ganze Sub-County Children’s Officer Omar Mohamed told the court that on May 23, 2023, the county security committee received reports that children linked to Mackenzie’s followers were no longer attending school.
The committee directed children’s officers to investigate the claims, prompting a fact-finding mission by government officials.
During the visits, officials established that parents had pulled their children out of school on the belief that education was evil.
In one homestead, the team found a man who openly preached against schooling while explaining his children’s absence from class.
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