# Father who lost six children wants Pastor Mackenzie jailed for life

https://mins.news/en/item/119355

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-28 15:17 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/28/father-grieving-6-children-wants-pastor-mackenzie-locked-away?traffic_source=rss

> All six of Stephen Mwiti Joseph’s children are presumed dead after his wife took them to follow self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie into Kenya’s Shakahola Forest. A court found Mackenzie guilty of murdering 191 people; his cult is alleged to have forced children to starve so they could “meet Jesus”.