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Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years for murder of 190 children

In tonight's edition, cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved ‌to death on his orders.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 6, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC
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The sentence, comprising 100 years for murder by starvation and 100 years by direct homicide, came two weeks after the court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa found the cult leader guilty of the crimes.

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