Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro has said controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie should not be charged with terrorism.
Mung'aro, while speaking on Thursday at an interview with TV47, said he is against such charges as they would make it seem like Kilifi is a terrorism zone.
"I don't want people to call it terrorism because once we did the story has now caught the world's attention, probably it might paint Kilifi as a terrorist zone," Mung'aro said.
Kilifi governor said such charges will negatively affect tourism in Kilifi county as the residents highly rely on tourism as a source of income.
"It will not be very fair for tourism, especially for us who rely on tourism," he said.
The governor, however, was of the opinion that the prosecution builds a strong case against Mackenzie in hopes that he does not go scot-free.
He said this after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki recommended that the prosecuting and investigating bodies should charge controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie with possible counts of terrorism and genocide.
Mackenzie is currently in police custody.
The controversial pastor is alleged to have misled his congregants into fasting till death in hopes they will meet Jesus.
So far, homicide detectives digging up the Shakahola gravesite have exhumed up to 95 bodies.
