Members and worshipppers of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church sing and pray before the beginning of court case against televangelist Ezekiel Odero on suspicion of murder, aiding suicide, abduction, radicalisation, crimes against humanity, child cruelty, fraud and money laundering, at the Shanzu law courts, Mombasa on May 4, 2023. - A prominent Kenyan pastor faces a court hearing on May 4, 2023 in connection with the horrific discovery last month of dozens of bodies in mass graves.
Ezekiel Odero, a wealthy televangelist who boasts a huge following, is being investigated on a raft of charges including murder, aiding suicide, abduction, radicalisation, crimes against humanity, child cruelty, fraud and money laundering.
Prosecutors accuse Odero of links to cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who is in custody facing terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people, many of them children. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)