Detectives have rescued five children belonging to the controversial pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie from allegedly being starved by their grandmother on Wednesday afternoon his Furunzi home in Malindi township, Kilifi County.
Led by the homicide Director Mr Martin Nyuguto, the detectives who were accompanied by the Sub-county children officers, combed the home and church of the alleged cult leader after the eldest son made a police report of the grandmother starving the minors.
At the compound, the five children aged between 14 and 4 were found fasting under the watch of their grandmother Mrs Anastasia Mumwele.
Mumwele who is in her 70s is said to have been denying the minors food, basic education and medication allegedly in pretence of keeping the faith.
The Children's Department is expected to move to court on Friday seeking orders to process birth certificates for the five minors and have them enroll for basic education.
The minors were taken to Malindi Rescue Centre as police probe the matter to find if there is aspects of radicalisation.
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