# Kenyan cult leader found guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths

https://mins.news/en/video/107664

- France 24 English, 2026-10-20 10:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6xHdeW6yRs

> A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates were found guilty Monday of murdering 190 children and one adult in a starvation cult. The case became known as the “Shakahola Forest Massacre”; hundreds of bodies have been found since 2023 at the cult’s base inland from Malindi.

## Related coverage

- [Kenya trial highlights religion’s crucial role in Shakahola massacre](https://mins.news/en/video/109561) — France 24 English, 2026-10-21
- [Kenyan cult leader found guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths](https://mins.news/en/item/107672) — France 24, 2026-10-20
- [Kenyan court convicts Paul Mackenzie over deaths of 191 children](https://mins.news/en/video/106983) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-19
- [Kenyan cult leader convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult](https://mins.news/en/item/106579) — The Guardian, 2026-10-19
- [Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of murdering 191 children and one adult](https://mins.news/en/item/106515) — Reuters, 2026-10-19
- [Kenyan court convicts cult leader of murdering 191 people](https://mins.news/en/item/106546) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19