Kenyan court sentences cult leader to 200 years in prison for murder of 190 children

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader stands up following his sentencing at the Mombasa High Court, in Mombasa, Kenya November 6, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

MOMBASA, ⁠Kenya, Nov ⁠6 (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Vincent Mumo ​Nzilani; Writing ‌by George ​Obulutsa;Editing by Alexander Winning)