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Kenyan court sentences cult leader to 200 years in prison for murder of 190 children

By Thomson Reuters Nov 6, 2026 | 6:04 AM

MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 6 (Reuters) – A ​Kenyan court ‌sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie on ‌Friday ​to ⁠200 years ⁠in prison for the murders of ​190 children starved ⁠to ⁠death on ​his orders ​and buried in ‌a forest, among 500 suspected ⁠victims of one of the ⁠worst ‌ceremonial massacres ⁠of ​modern ‌times.

(Reporting by ​Vincent Mumo ⁠Nzilani; Writing by George Obulutsa;Editing by Alexander ​Winning)