# Kenya convicts cult leader over deaths of 190 children

https://mins.news/en/item/106865

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 20:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/19/kenya-convicts-cult-leader-over-the-murder-of-190-children?traffic_source=rss

> Paul Mackenzie, leader of a Kenyan cult, and 28 other cult leaders were found guilty of killing 190 children and one adult. Mackenzie had instructed followers to starve themselves and their children to death to reach heaven.

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