# Kenya cult leader’s son says younger siblings were still being starved weeks before trial

https://mins.news/en/item/107920

- BBC News, 2026-10-20 13:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d7q2rxqxgxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Dan Mackenzie says his younger siblings were forced to fast for nearly three days as recently as two weeks ago. Police rescued eight children, including five of his siblings, after he reported the situation. His father, Paul Mackenzie, was convicted on Monday of murdering 191 people who starved to death in Shakahola forest and is due to be sentenced on 6 November.

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