# Who is cult leader Paul Mackenzie, accused of convincing followers to die?

https://mins.news/en/item/106459

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 14:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/who-is-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-accused-of-convincing-followers-to-die?traffic_source=rss

> A court in Mombasa, Kenya, found self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie and his associates guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Prosecutors alleged the cult forced children to starve to “meet Jesus.” Investigators linked the group to mass graves and found emaciated survivors in the forest.

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