Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders
The Guardian ·
Paul Mackenzie convicted over the deaths of 190 children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their families
Shakahola deaths: Kenya court doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison
Paul Mackenzie convicted over the deaths of 190 children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their families
23 sources · 23 articles · updated 2026-11-06 15:08 UTC · world
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Doomsday Cult Leader Sentenced to 200 Years for 191 Murders
The Daily Beast ·
Cult leader Paul Mackenzie persuaded followers to starve themselves to death.
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult is sentenced to 200 years in prison
NPR ·
Cult leader Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus.
Kenyan death cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murdering 190 children
The National ·
Paul Mackenzie, who led an apocalyptic church in a forest, ordered his followers to starve themselves to death
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult linked to over 400 deaths sentenced to 200 years in prison
New York Post ·
Mackenzie is also facing terrorism and manslaughter charges for the more than 200 other victims, as well as child abuse and torture charges in two other courts.
Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 190 children
The Jerusalem Post ·
Mackenzie's accomplices threatened and beat victims to ensure they followed his orders. The emaciated bodies were found scattered in shallow graves and dumped in latrines.
Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years for murders of 190 children
The Irish Times ·
Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus
Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years for murder
RTÉ News ·
A Kenyan court has sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children starved to death on his orders and buried in a forest.
Kenyan starvation cult leader gets 200 years for child murders
Bangkok Post ·
MOMBASA - A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher was sentenced to 200 years in prison on Friday for the murder of 190 children and one adult in an infamous starvation cult.
Kenyan cult leader jailed 200 years for killing 191 people
Punch Nigeria ·
A Kenyan court has sentenced a doomsday cult leader, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, including 190 children, after ordering his followers to starve to death in the belief that they would meet Jesus, BBC reports.
Doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murders of 190 children, 1 adult in Kenya
CBS News ·
Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus.
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 190 children
CBC News ·
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.
Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers
South China Morning Post ·
Pastor Paul Mackenzie had ordered his followers to starve themselves to death so that they could meet Jesus.
Kenyan starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years for murdering 190 children, one adult | World News
Hindustan Times ·
Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the sect's base near coastal resort of Malindi, in what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre". | World News
Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years
Al Jazeera ·
Paul Mackenzie and accomplices were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.
Doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for 191 murders
NBC News ·
MOMBASA, Kenya — The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people.
Kenya starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years: court
CTV News ·
A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher was sentenced to 200 years in prison on Friday for the murder of 190 children and one adult in an infamous starvation cult.
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
Arab News ·
A Kenyan cult leader, Paul Mackenzie, received a 200-year prison sentence after being found guilty of starving 190 children to death as part of a mass murder ritual.
Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years
Deutsche Welle ·
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.
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
Toronto Star ·
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people.
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
ITV News ·
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The Hi…
Kenyan starvation cult leader faces death penalty over 191 deaths
Daily Sabah ·
Self-proclaimed Kenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie faces a possible death sentence Friday for orchestrating a starvation cult that killed 190 children and an...
Shakahola deaths: Kenya court doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison
BBC News ·
Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".