In the dense forests of Shakahola, an eerie silence concealed one of Africa's most disturbing modern tragedies. Beneath the trees lay the remains of hundreds of men, women, and children who had followed a preacher's promise that starvation was the only path to salvation.

This episode of African Underbelly investigates the rise of Paul Mackenzie, a little-known Kenyan pastor whose teachings transformed into a deadly cult. Through exclusive interviews with survivors, grieving families, investigators, psychologists, and religious scholars, the documentary traces how faith was manipulated into absolute obedience, isolating followers from society and leading them toward mass death.

As forensic teams uncover grave after grave, the investigation reveals a complex web of religious extremism, psychological control, institutional failu ...