“I Was So Eager to Meet Jesus, Dying Meant Nothing” Shakahola Cult Victim Narrates How He Escaped Being Buried Alive in Magarini, Kilifi

My name is Oscar Kalama, a former die-hard follower of Pastor Paul Mackenzie and his Good News International Church. I joined him in 2020 after a friend recommended him, saying that his teachings are relevant, capable of purifying my heart and making it easier to make heaven in record time. Within a short period, I had graduated from a follower to a staunch believer, going as far as quitting my job as a Teacher, went to Shakahola farm, to participate and commit myself fully to his teachings. Screenshot As soon as the prospect of seeing Jesus face to face was brought up, I was quick to volunteer. Fortunately or unfortunately, Zablon Mwana wa Yesu, the assistant to Pastor Mackenzie, asked me to delay my journey, saying that I had an important role to play before my ultimate sacrifice to meet Jesus, the Savior and Messiah. I obliged and for months, between 2021 and March 2023, I was one of his facilitators and important henchmen. I found out too late about the many graves that were being dug and one night, I saw several bodies being dumped into one. I asked what was going on and that is when Zablon gave...