A Kenyan cult leader has been convicted of orchestrating a deadly scheme that urged followers to fast until death, believing it would grant them entry to heaven. The case highlights the extreme lengths some groups go to in pursuit of spiritual salvation, raising questions about religious manipulation and exploitation. Authorities acted after reports emerged of multiple deaths linked to the leader’s radical teachings. The verdict marks a rare legal reckoning for a figure accused of exploiting faith to justify fatal self-deprivation.
The leader of a Kenyan cult who instructed followers to starve themselves to death to reach heaven has been found guilty
