Promised a meeting with Jesus, hundreds of people died. Leader of the Kenyan sect received 200 years.

Paul Mackenzie, leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, was sentenced to 200 years in prison for the starvation deaths of 190 children and one adult. The court found that his followers died on his orders, with their bodies buried in a forest. Mackenzie denied the charges, claiming he did not force anyone to starve. The case is one of the worst tragedies involving cults in Kenya's modern history, with over 400 bodies discovered in mass graves. The judge emphasized Mackenzie's responsibility for relocating his followers and issuing starvation orders. The tragedy has prompted calls for stricter oversight of religious organizations in Kenya.