https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kenyan-cult-leader-found-guilty-over-190-children-starved-to-death-in-the-hope-of-meeting-jesusContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kenyan-cult-leader-found-guilty-over-190-children-starved-to-death-in-the-hope-of-meeting-jesushttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/kenyan-cult-leader-found-guilty-over-190-children-starved-to-death-in-the-hope-of-meeting-jesus#u156551Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:16:53 +0000A Kenyan court has convicted cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie for the murders of 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola forest starvation case. Prosecutors stated the Christian doomsday cult leader and his co-defendants organized a system of enforced fasting and abuse, convincing followers to starve themselves in the hope of meeting Jesus. The ruling marks a major legal development in one of the most severe cult-related mass casualty tragedies in recent years, drawing intense international scrutiny to religious extremism and regulatory oversight in East Africa.Why it mattersThe convicti