The head of a church in eastern Kenya has been arrested in relation to "mass killings"and 100 of his followers have been evacuated from churchpremises, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said on Thursday. Mass graves were found in a forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves.

The death toll have repeatedly risen as exhumations have been carried out.Stories similar to this are a norm in Africa.To dissect the culture on Cults in the continent, the history and future of cults in the continent Peter Ndoro spoke toChannel Africa correspondent Diana Wanyonyi (Kenya),  Adekunle Owolabi - Journalist, researcher and Social Commentator (religious landscape of Nigeria) and Author, fighter of Spiritual colonialism and cultural activist  Bishop Joshua Maponga (to give religious perspective).

<p>The head of a church in eastern Kenya has been arrested in relation to "mass killings"and 100 of his followers have been evacuated from churchpremises, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said on Thursday. Mass graves were found in a forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves.</p>
<p>The death toll have repeatedly risen as exhumations have been carried out.Stories similar to this are a norm in Africa.To dissect the culture on Cults in the continent, the history and future of cults in the continent Peter Ndoro spoke toChannel Africa correspondent Diana Wanyonyi (Kenya),  Adekunle Owolabi - Journalist, researcher and Social Commentator (religious landscape of Nigeria) and Author, fighter of Spiritual colonialism and cultural activist  Bishop Joshua Maponga (to give religious perspective).</p>

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