Disaster · Nairobi, Kenya · November 6, 2026

Kenya: Eastleigh building toll rises; Shakahola cult sentencing due

Reported by 2 outlets · first reported Nov 5, 11:15 PM ET · from an earlier edition that day

Rescuers recovered six more bodies from a collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi. In Mombasa, the High Court is due to sentence preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 28 others over 191 deaths at Shakahola.

Why it matters

The cases test Kenya's building safety rules and its handling of deadly religious groups.

Background

Shakahola victims were followers who starved themselves, according to prosecutors.

Sources

• AllAfrica ↗Nov 5, 11:15 PM ET
• AllAfrica ↗Nov 6, 1:13 AM ET

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