# Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie convicted of murdering 191 people

https://mins.news/en/item/106547

- DW, 2026-10-19 15:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/kenyan-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-found-guilty-over-191-starvation-deaths/a-79706279?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A court in Mombasa, Kenya, found cult leader Paul Mackenzie guilty on Monday of murdering 190 children and one adult. He is accused of urging followers to starve themselves to death, and is due to be sentenced on November 6.

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