Kenyan Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Sentenced to 200 Years for Mass Murders
Paul Mackenzie receives the sentence after a Kenyan court convicts him of ordering followers to starve themselves to death in Shakahola Forest.
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The story so far
12 publishers have covered this in 12 articles since 6 Nov 2026. BBC News published first, on 6 November at 11:54 UTC; Deutsche Welle followed 9 min later. The most recent article, from Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa, appeared on 6 November at 21:23 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), CBS News (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), NPR World (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Times of India, Sky News, News - South China Morning Post, Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- BBC NewsKenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people
- Deutsche WelleKenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years
- Times of IndiaKenyan cult leader gets 200 years for starving 190 children to death
- ABC NewsLeader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
- Sky NewsKenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraKenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years
- News - South China Morning PostKenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers
- CBS NewsDoomsday cult leader learns fate for murders of 190 children
- The New York TimesKenya Cult Leader Handed 200 Year Prison Sentence for Mass Murder
- NPR WorldThe leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult is sentenced to 200 years in prison
- The GuardianKenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders
- Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan AfricaKenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders The Guardian ·
- The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult is sentenced to 200 years in prison NPR World ·
- Kenya Cult Leader Handed 200 Year Prison Sentence for Mass Murder The New York Times ·
- Doomsday cult leader learns fate for murders of 190 children CBS News ·
- Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison ABC News ·
Show 6 more sources
- Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers News - South China Morning Post
- Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders Sky News
- Kenyan cult leader gets 200 years for starving 190 children to death Times of India
- Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years Deutsche Welle
- Kenyan doomsday cult leader given life sentence for murdering 191 people BBC News
In this story
- Paul Mackenzie
- Good News International Church
- Shakahola Forest
- Mombasa