Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and 14 of his followers on Monday were arraigned on claims of cultic teachings that led to the death of at least six people.
He purportedly told his followers that since there was a drought, they would hasten their journey to heaven by starving themselves to death.
The pastor and his followers appeared before Malindi chief magistrate Elizabeth Usui but was not charged as police asked for 30 days to hold suspects to complete investigations.
The magistrate revoked Sh10,000 bond and ordered Mackenzie and the others to be held for 14 days to allow police to conduct further investigations.
Usui said she revoked the bond issued last month because Mackenzie been going on with his alleged cultic activities despite orders requiring him to desist.
Earlier, there was drama in court after one of Mackenzie's followers pleaded with the court to release him so as to continue with prayers in Shakahola.
Mackenzie's lawyer George Kariuki asked the court to release him on bond but the court dismissed the application.
The court also allowed an application by the DCI to be given orders to exhume 14 bodies of people believed to be the pastor's followers who were allegedly buried in Shakahola.
The magistrate set the case for mention on May 2.
Meanwhile, seven more followers of the controversial Malindi preacher have been rescued in Shakahola forest as an operation to flush out the hiding believers intensifies.
The seven were in stable condition but reports indicate that they were running away to an unknown place to continue fasting as directed by their pastor.
Adu MCA Samson Zia, who led the operation and rescue mission with the community, said they managed to raid the area and rescued the suspects on Sunday night.
He drove them in his car to Malindi police station where there were family members of Mackenzie followers, some who had travelled from as far as Kisumu, Kajiado, and Machakos to look for them.
The seven rescued were taken to the DCI offices for interrogation while more relatives flocked in to look for their relatives.
The pastor surprised police officers and relatives who had jammed outside Malindi police station when he raised his hands high to honour God before getting into the police Landcruiser.
He told journalists to take as many pictures as possible and told the police and the world at large that they do not know what they were fighting with.
“Tukutane kotini. Hamjui kile mnachopigana nacho,” he said, which loosely translates to, ""Let's meet in court. You do not know what you are fighting with."
The MCA said they suspect more than 100 people might have died as a result of starvation, and called on the government to move with speed so as to find out any more deceased persons.
Zia said there are over 1,000 followers of Mackenzie who had relocated to Shakahola to follow his teachings.
(Edited by V.Graham)