# Kenyan court convicts Paul Mackenzie over deaths of 191 children

https://mins.news/en/video/106983

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-19 22:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o9vKXnaJPw

> A court in Kenya found religious leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 followers guilty in the Shakahola forest case involving the deaths of 191 children. The judge said prosecutors had proved their case. Testimony said children were allegedly made to starve themselves to meet Jesus, while evidence also described children being tied to trees and beaten.

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