Senators want to forbid two foreign pastors from entering Kenya
Senators want to forbid two foreign pastors from entering Kenya
Two Australian pastors have been asked to leave Kenya, according to the Senate Ad hoc committee looking into the expansion of religious organizations and the events leading to deaths in Shakahola. Senators claimed that Dave and Sherry Mackay delivered summonses that echoed anti-government sentiments, linking them to the Shakahola massacre.
A senate report issued on October 19 said that the pair had referred to the abandoned Huduma Namba project as “the mark of the beast.” The Senate then recommended that the DCI and Ministry of Foreign Affairs work together to conduct an investigation with a view to expelling any foreigners promoting the beliefs or actions of the entity, group, or religious organization known as “A Voice in the Desert,” also known as “Jesus Christians,” which is associated with Dave and Sherry Mackay.
Additionally, the Senate mandated that the recommendation to forbid their admission into Kenya be implemented within 30 days of the report’s release. The Senate report claims that Mackenzie was the home of the claimed two cult leaders in Makongeni, Nairobi County, where they spread the forbidden doctrine in an effort to brainwash unwary followers. The two foreigners have, however, already left the nation.
“The Director of Criminal Investigation, in conjunction with the Department of Immigration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, investigates with a view to expelling from the Republic of Kenya or any foreign person or entity advancing the doctrines or activities of the entity, group, or religious outfit known as ‘A Voice in the Desert’ also known as ‘Jesus Christians’ connected to one Dave and Sherry Mackay and their associates and bar their future entry into the Republic of Kenya within thirty (30) days of the adoption of this report by the Senate,” the Senate report stated.
In addition, Mackenzie was charged with enlisting hundreds of vulnerable people through agents operating across the nation who used misleading methods to entice followers to their deaths, a practice he allegedly accelerated during the pandemic. The unpopular cult leader allegedly used promises of land as a form of control, as well as financial exploitation and the formation of an armed group to carry out his hunger philosophy.
Additionally, he allegedly built a makeshift court where he performed mock trials of followers who defied instructions to starve. As instructed by the impromptu court, the armed gang would carry out the commands.
