# Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of murdering 191 children and one adult

https://mins.news/en/item/106515

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 15:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/kenyan-starvation-cult-leader-found-guilty-murder-190-children-one-adult-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad638aeab53aa0001d9a280

> A Kenyan court on Monday convicted cult leader Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others of murdering 190 children and one adult. The deaths were part of one of the world’s worst cult-related disasters in recent history.

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