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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyan authorities have imposed a 30-day dusk-to-dawn curfew on the 320-hectare ranch owned by a pastor who is accused of directing his followers to fast to death.<\/p>\n

The ranch, which is near the town of Malindi, has been declared a \u201cdisturbed area and an operation zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s interior minister announced on Wednesday that for 30 days, the area will be subjected to a curfew between 6 PM to 6 AM.<\/p>\n

However, human rights activists and journalists have criticised the move to bar them from accessing the ranch.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday evening, the death toll in the cult investigation stood at 95.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, police took 22 people into custody during the search and rescue operation on the land.<\/p>\n

Authorities have rescued 34 people from the property, while the Kenya Red Cross Society said that 314 people were still missing.<\/p>\n

The owner of the ranch, pastor Paul Mackenzie, is set to remain in police custody until at least 2 May.<\/p>\n

The director of public prosecutions, Noordin Haji, on Wednesday, ordered investigating officers to identify the assets of the suspects for purposes of preservation, confiscation, and forfeiture.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a famous self-proclaimed televangelist Ezekiel Ombok Odero of the New Life Prayer Centre was arrested on Thursday on allegations of killing his followers.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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