Shakahola Forest Cult
How did Shakahola Forest become a place of death?
4.1 (24)
43 mins
Explore how a preacher’s teachings drew followers into Kenya’s Shakahola Forest and led to one of the country’s most shocking cult tragedies. Uncover how the deaths were discovered, how the investigation unfolded, and what happened to the people who followed him.
Ep 1:
Graves in the Forest: The Discovery
A boy tied to a tree whispers a chilling clue, unearthing a nightmare. Trace Paul MacKenzie's rise from charismatic preacher to architect of mass starvation deep in Kenya's forest.
Ep 2:
The Prophet of Shakahola's Dark Design
MacKenzie declares Shakahola a holy refuge from the apocalypse, luring devoted followers into isolation. As COVID fuels his prophetic authority, his teachings curdle into a terrifying blueprint for mass murder.
Ep 3:
Starvation, Escape, and the Breaking Point
Trapped behind armed guards and starving, survivors like Ya and Nima risk everything to flee through the forest. Meanwhile desperate families collide with police indifference as the horror escalates unchecked.
Ep 4:
The Reckoning: Exhumation and Denial
Forensic teams uncover hundreds of graves revealing torture, mutilation, and missing organs as MacKenzie finally faces trial. He denies all guilt, leaving survivors and a nation to reckon with how it happened.
Discussions (5)
Bennett
Level 5 · 6 days ago450 bodies exhumed as of August 2024. Confirmed. 🙏
Rafe
Level 9 · 6 days agoMacKenzie was arrested multiple times before Shakahola raids...each time released with minimal consequences. That tracks with the report.
Theodore
Level 2 · 6 days agoCalling MacKenzie just a 'cult leader' lets the Kenyan police completely off the hook. They were complicit. Full stop.
