# Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders

https://mins.news/en/item/132596

- The Guardian, 2026-11-06 15:08 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/06/kenyan-doomsday-sect-leader-jailed-murders-paul-mackenzie

> Paul Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 190 children and one adult. Prosecutors said his church ordered followers and their families to starve themselves; the court had convicted him of the crimes two weeks earlier.

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