Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for mass murder

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for mass murder

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Paul Mackenzie, leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, was sentenced to 200 years in prison after being convicted of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death. The conviction includes the deaths of 190 children and one adult, who died in an attempt to meet Jesus. This ruling follows a tragic mass death linked to the cult's extreme beliefs.

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