Kenyan cult leader convicted of murder over starvation of nearly 200 children

South China Morning Post - Oct 19, 2026

Starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 others were found guilty of murder by a Kenyan court on Monday over the deaths of 190 children and an adult in one of the world’s worst cult-related tragedies in recent history. The preacher was arrested in 2023 after police received a tip-off, and weeks later authorities began uncovering bodies in shallow graves in the Shakahola Forest near the coast in southeastern Kenya. Prosecutors say ‌Mackenzie and his Good News International Church organised a...

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