Kenyan preacher Paul Mackenzie found guilty in starvation cult case
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Paul Mackenzie
Kenya, Mombasa
October 19, 2026
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Paul Mackenzie and 28 associates were found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult in a starvation cult. The total death toll in the Shakahola Forest case exceeds 400.
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