Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 · 11:54 am 3 sources

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• Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people
  BBC News · November 6, 2026 11:54
  Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".

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• Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years
  Deutsche Welle · November 6, 2026 12:03
  A court in Kenya has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and an adult. He told them to starve themselves to death as part of his apocalyptic religious cult.
• Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years
  Al Jazeera · November 6, 2026 12:50
  Paul Mackenzie and accomplices were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.