Mackenzie family opens up on their son even as they claim he was kicked out of three churches
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Mackenzie family exonorates the cult pastor of murder even as they he was kicked out of three churches
Mackenzie family exonorates the cult pastor of murder even as they he was kicked out of three churches.
On Tuesday, April 25, Pastor Paul Mackenzie’s younger brother, Robert Mackenzie, disputed that the pastor was a murderer and added that he stopped preaching in 2019 to go farming.
The sibling told Citizen TV that the pastor could not have done the purported atrocities because they had had good upbringing.
He also refuted reports that his brother advised his congregation to stay away from hospitals and schools.
According to reports, Mackenzie’s theology radicalized his adherents to reject education, believing that it had caused students to accept inhumane behavior.
“I have never seen my brother forcing me or anyone not to take their children to school or to stop going to the hospital. I don’t think he believed in such.
“If anyone is not taking their children to school then it is on them and not Mackenzie,” Robert stated.
Robert narrated that MacKenzie’s career as a pastor began in the late 90s.
He worked as a taxi driver in Malindi before he received his calling to become a pastor.
“He was a taxi driver, a job that he did for several years before he joined pastoral hood,” he stated.
However, when Paul Mackenzie began his career as a preacher, he was rejected by other pastors who chased him away from three churches.
“Maybe it was because of my brother’s teachings that the pastors thought he was destroying their churches, and they forced him out,” added Robert.
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According to him, the preacher was determined to spread the gospel and started his church, Good News International (GNI).
“My brother did not have any background in Theology. He dropped out of school in Form Four but received a calling and wanted to preach,” he narrated.
The controversial pastor grew GNI’s following until 2019 when, according to his brother, he stopped preaching and settled in Shakahola to farm.
“He told me that he did not get any message from God anymore and that he would stop preaching,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji ordered the police to map out property owned by controversial Preacher, explaining that Mackenzie’s property may be seized if charged with terrorism, murder and aiding persons to kill themselves.
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