Kesi ya mauaji ya Shakahola mtuhumiwa akiri kuua watu 191, wengi wakiwa Watoto

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Katika kesi ya mauaji ya Shakahola, mmoja wa washukiwa wakuu, Enos Amanya maarufu kama Hallelujah, ameachana na kukataa na akiri hatia ya mauaji na mazishi ya zaidi ya watu 191 mbele ya Mahakama Kuu ya Mombasa, wengi wakiwa watoto.

Amanya, mmoja wa washtakiwa 29, alikiri mbele ya Mahakama Kuu ya Mombasa baada ya miezi 22 ya kukana kuhusika, katika tukio matukio yaliyotokea kati ya Januari 2021 na Septemba 2023.

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Enos Amanya, also known as Hallelujah, one of 29 accused persons charged over the Shakahola killings, pleaded guilty to 191 counts of murder before the High Court in Mombasa, bringing to an end 22 months of denial since the case commenced.

The court heard that the offences were committed between January 2021 and September 2023.

The guilty plea marks a significant milestone for the DPP in one of Kenya’s most complex criminal prosecutions, which seeks to unravel the network behind the mass deaths linked to self-styled preacher Paul Mackenzie that occurred in the Shakahola area.

Appearing before Justice Diana Kavedza, Amanya admitted that he acted in concert with Mackenzie and other co-accused persons in what the prosecution described as a coordinated and deliberate scheme that led to the deaths of hundreds of followers through starvation, abuse and coercion.

During the proceedings, the court heard the names of 11 murdered children, while other victims were identified by initials, gender and the grave sites from which their bodies were later exhumed.

The prosecution read out the facts supported by a confession recorded by Superintendent of Police Martin Ndegwa.

The prosecution explained to the court how Amanya served as a grave digger and provided security within the Shakahola forest, enforcing Mackenzie’s teachings and ensuring absolute obedience among followers.

The court was told that the sect used coded language to normalize death, where bodies were referred to as “fertilizer,” burials as “planting,” and dying as “taking a jet” to meet Jesus.

Followers reportedly shouted “Amina” to affirm Mackenzie’s instructions.

Amanya further confessed that his own children were among the victims. He admitted witnessing the deaths of his children, Ejah Nyaleso and Senaida, and participating in their burial alongside his wife, Anne Anyoso Alukhwe, who is also an accused person.

He told the court that only one child, Izrael Veronica, survived after rejecting the teachings and leaving Shakahola to seek employment.

The prosecution also revealed that as time progressed, Mackenzie declared that entry into heaven required total obedience, with dissenters subjected to brutal punishments, including being tied with binding wire and beaten with sticks and tree branches until death.

With the consent of all parties, the court extended sittings beyond 4pm to conclude the plea and reading of facts. After confirming the facts as true, Justice Kavedza convicted Amanya on his own plea of guilty.

At the request of the DPP, the court ordered the Coast Regional Probation and Aftercare Service to prepare a comprehensive victim impact assessment report to guide sentencing, including consideration of the surviving child.

The officer in charge of Shimo La Tewa Maximum Security Prison was directed to isolate the convict for his safety.

Pre-sentencing hearings for victims’ witnesses will run from February 2 to February 6, 2026.

Following the conviction, the prosecution formally closed its case after calling 120 witnesses, producing more than 500 exhibits and conducting six months of intensive hearings.

 

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Katika kesi ya mauaji ya Shakahola nchini Kenya, Enos Amanya maarufu kama “Hallelujah” ameachana na kukataa na akiri hatia ya mauaji 191 mbele ya Mahakama Kuu ya Mombasa. Amanya, mmoja wa washitakiwa 29, alisema alishiriki katika mauaji na mazishi ya waathiriwa kati ya Januari 2021 na Septemba 2023, tukio linalohusiana na mafundisho hatari ya mkuu wa itikadi, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie.

Soma pia: Pastor Mackenzie akana Mashtaka ya Mauaji ya Wafuasi zaidi ya 400 Shakahola

Mahakamani ilifichuliwa kuwa wengi wa waliouawa ni watoto, na kwamba Amanya alifanya kazi pamoja na Mackenzie na wengine katika mpango uliosababisha vifo vya wafuasi wengi kwa kutumia njaa, unyanyasaji na kulazimisha. Wakili wa mashtaka alielezea pia jinsi vifo vilivyokuwa vikiitwa kwa istilahi kama “mbolea” huku mazishi yakijulikana kama “kupanda.”

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A major development has emerged in the Shakahola massacre trial in Kenya after one of the principal suspects, Enos Amanya, also known as “Hallelujah,” pleaded guilty to 191 counts of murder before the High Court in Mombasa.

Amanya, one of 29 accused in the case tied to the deaths of hundreds of followers linked to self-styled preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, admitted he took part in the killings and burials of victims between January 2021 and September 2023.

The court heard that many victims were children, and that Amanya acted in concert with Mackenzie and others in a coordinated scheme involving starvation, abuse and coercion inside the Shakahola forest. Prosecutors also revealed chilling details of how death was normalised within the sect, with coded terms like “fertiliser” for bodies and “planting” for burials.
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