Kenyan cult leader sentenced to two hundred years in prison for the murder of 190 children

In October, Paul Mackenzie and several followers were found guilty of murdering 191 individuals in Kenya. Mackenzie, arrested in 2023, was linked to the discovery of numerous bodies in shallow graves in Shakahola Forest. His followers believed he was a messenger of Jesus, rejecting education and modern medicine. Mackenzie allegedly instructed them to let their children starve, claiming it was a path to heaven. The deceased were referred to as 'weddings' rather than funerals. Mackenzie and his followers maintain their innocence, asserting they did not force anyone to starve, while investigations into nearly 200 additional deaths continue.