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Kenyan Cult Leader Sentenced to Life for Mass Murder

Kenya · Rest of Africa region

detected 2026-11-06T12:15:49Z updated 2026-11-06T12:15:49Z

A Kenyan doomsday cult leader named Paul Mackenzie has been given a life sentence for murdering 191 people. He ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could meet Jesus. No additional details are provided in the text.

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