Mombasa Law Courts — court handling criminal cases including the Shakahola religious sect murders and drug trafficking charges in Kenya.
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The Standard
Controversial preacher Paul Makenzi and his co-accused before the Mombasa Law Courts. …
'I was misled:' Muslim convert reveals Makenzi's cult rituals and hidden gravesCitizen Digital
… The suspects also face manslaughter charges at the Mombasa Law Courts and radicalisation charges at the Shanzu Law Courts in connection with the Kwa Binzaro case. …
Kwa Binzaro massacre: DNA identifies three missing pupils as teachers narrate how they disappearedCitizen Digital
… Mackenzie and 28 other sect leaders were found guilty in a verdict delivered by Justice Diana Kavedza-Mochache at the Mombasa Law Courts on Monday.
‘I was beaten, forced to fast for a whole week at 12’: Paul Mackenzie’s son recalls childhood abuseThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize Paul Mackenzi with his co-accused at Mombasa Law Courts on October 19, 2026. …
Makenzi guilty of murder of 191 people in Shakahola ForestCapital News
… The case, which had been pending at the Mombasa Law Courts since June 2025 after the accused took a plea, had made no significant progress before the Commission stepped in following a complaint by the minor’s grandfather. …
One-year delay in minor’s assault case ends after Ombudsman interventionCitizen Digital
… Man charged for trafficking Ksh.114.5M meth linked to Ksh.8.2B Iranian haul By Joseph Muia August 12, 2026 08:11 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Martin Mugendi Gitonga appears before the Mombasa Law Courts …
Mombasa: Man charged for trafficking Ksh.114.5M meth linked to Ksh.8.2B Iranian haulCapital News
… The witnesses testified before Senior Principal Magistrate Eric Wambo at the Mombasa Law Courts, with four appearing virtually and one testifying in person. …
Son Tells Court How Father Vanished After Embracing Paul Mackenzie’s TeachingsCapital News
… Testifying virtually before Senior Principal Magistrate Eric Wambo at the Mombasa Law Courts, Julius Charo said the beliefs frequently caused conflict between his brother, Harrison, and his wife before the family relocated to Shakahola. …
Witness Says Brother Abandoned Schooling, Medical Care After Embracing Mackenzie TeachingsCapital News
… According to the prosecution, the vessel was escorted into Kenyan waters before detectives obtained search warrants from the Mombasa Law Courts authorizing officers to board, search, seize and detain the ship. …
ODPP Closes Case in Sh8.2bn Methamphetamine Trafficking Trial involving Six Iranian NationalsCapital News
… The court heard that investigators obtained search warrants from the Mombasa Law Courts on October 24, 2025, authorising detectives to board, search, seize and detain the vessel. …
DPP Closes Case in Sh8.2bn Meth Bust as Six Iranians Await Fate In Landmark Drug Trafficking TrialA former follower of controversial preacher Paul Makenzi has revealed details of cult rituals and hidden graves associated with the group. Makenzi and co-accused are before the Mombasa Law Courts.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
A former follower of controversial preacher Paul Makenzi has revealed details of cult rituals and hidden graves associated with the group. Makenzi and co-accused are before the Mombasa Law Courts.
29 October 2026 · The Standard →
Teachers from Busia and Siaya counties testified in the Mombasa High Court murder trial of preacher Paul Mackenzie and seven co-accused in the Kwa Binzaro massacre case, reporting that several pupils and students from their schools failed to return after the first term break in April 2025. DNA evidence has linked three missing pupils to the massacre, where 28 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves in Kilifi County.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Dan Mackenzie, son of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie, has described being beaten and forced to fast as punishment under his father's radical religious teachings at the Good News International Church. He welcomed the High Court's guilty verdict against his father and 28 others in the Shakahola murder case.
20 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Judge Diana Kavedza Mochache convicted Paul Makenzi and 28 others of murdering 191 people, 190 of them children, at Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County; the followers of Makenzi's Good News International Church died after being ordered to starve. Sentencing is scheduled for November 6.
19 October 2026 · The Standard →
A criminal case involving an assaulted minor that had stalled for more than a year at Mombasa Law Courts has been fixed for mention following intervention by the Commission on Administrative Justice. The minor missed approximately six months of school due to trauma counselling and repeated court appearances while the case remained pending since the accused took a plea in June 2025.
18 August 2026 · Capital News →
Martin Mugendi Gitonga appeared in Mombasa Law Courts and denied conspiracy to traffic narcotic drugs charges. Prosecutors allege he conspired to traffic 14,321 grams of methamphetamine valued at Ksh.114,568,000 between November 21-24, 2025, in a case linked to a larger drug haul involving six Iranians already before the courts.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
In the ongoing Kwa Binzaro manslaughter case against preacher Paul Mackenzie and five co-accused, prosecution witnesses testified that a witness's father disappeared after becoming a devoted follower of Mackenzie's teachings, with his remains later identified through DNA analysis. Mackenzie faces 29 counts of manslaughter linked to deaths associated with the Shakahola tragedy.
24 July 2026 · Capital News →
A prosecution witness in the Kwa Binzaro manslaughter trial told a Mombasa court that his brother, a preacher at Good News International Church, abandoned schooling and medical treatment after embracing teachings by Pastor Paul Mackenzie that discouraged education and medical care as against God's will. The witness said he made three trips to Shakahola searching for his brother but was unable to locate him, and later learned he had been spotted in Malindi.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has closed its case against six Iranian nationals charged with trafficking more than one tonne of methamphetamine worth Sh8.2 billion. The prosecution presented testimony from 12 witnesses at Shanzu Chief Magistrate's Court after the Kenya Navy intercepted a vessel carrying the drugs in October 2025.
27 June 2026 · Capital News →
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has closed its case against six Iranian nationals accused of trafficking more than one tonne of methamphetamine worth Sh8.2 billion, after calling 12 witnesses to the Shanzu Chief Magistrate's Court. The prosecution detailed how Kenyan security agencies intercepted a vessel carrying the narcotics haul on the high seas in October 2025.
26 June 2026 · Capital News →