Wealthy and high-profile televangelist Ezekiel Odero, (L) head of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church, sits in the dock before the hearing of his case on suspected murder, aiding suicide, abduction, radicalisation, crimes against humanity, child cruelty, fraud and money laundering, at the Shanzu law courts in 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)