https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kenyan-court-sentencing-doomsday-cult-leader-paul-mackenzieContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kenyan-court-sentencing-doomsday-cult-leader-paul-mackenziehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kenyan-court-sentencing-doomsday-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie#u194936Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:41:20 +0000A Kenyan court sentenced doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for ordering followers to starve themselves and their children in a forest, where 190 children and one adult died. BBC reported the verdict, while CNN and CBS News reported the 200-year sentence. The ruling closes the sentencing phase of the case, which arose from the mass deaths at the Shakahola forest camp. Mackenzie’s followers believed he was Jesus’s mouthpiece and that starving to death would let them meet Jesus.Why it mattersThe case became known for the deaths of children whose families say they were dec