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The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult is sentenced to 200 years in prison

NPR News·November 6, 2026·1 min read

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years in prison for murdering 190 children and one adult. He ordered his followers to starve themselves to death to meet Jesus, leading to the deaths. The court convicted him on charges related to the mass starvation, marking one of the country's deadliest cult-related cases.

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