Newsday Essentials
Newsday Essentials looks at Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 others who have been convicted of murder over deaths linked to starvation in Malindi coastal area. Plus, a new Bill aims to strengthen workplace protections for breastfeeding mothers, and Nigeria confirms its first Ebola case in the current outbreak.
This week on Newsday Essentials, we report on the conviction of Kenyan cult leader
Paul Mackenzie and 28 others for murder over deaths linked to starvation and abuse in
Malindi coastal area. Mackenzie's eldest son, Dan, reflects on his experiences inside
the cult. We also examine a Bill aimed at strengthening protections for breastfeeding
mothers in workplaces and public spaces, with nominated MP Sabina Chege explaining
the proposed changes. Finally, Nigerian virologist Professor Oyewale Tomori discusses
the country's first confirmed Ebola case in the current outbreak, the risk of further
transmission, and the importance of early detection and effective border screening.
