# Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years for killing 190 children

https://mins.news/en/item/132312

- Reuters, 2026-11-06 12:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-sentences-cult-leader-200-years-prison-murder-190-children-2026-11-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aedc7222a145b00011d7c99

> A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children who starved to death on his orders and were buried in a forest. They were among about 500 suspected victims in what was described as one of modern times’ worst ritual massacres.

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