Inside Kenya’s doomsday death cult

<p>In the Shakahola forest near the Kenyan coast, a taxi driver turned evangelist pastor told his followers that the “rapture” was coming. Four years and more than 200 deaths later, Kenyan police are investigating what they suspect was a death cult. What could possibly have compelled hundreds of people to abandon their homes and families to join it? </p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Matthew Campbell, Foreign Features Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>BBC News, WION, DW News, KTN News, Reuters, Global News, NTV Kenya.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>