https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/shakahola-deaths-kenya-court-doomsday-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prisonContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/shakahola-deaths-kenya-court-doomsday-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prisonhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/shakahola-deaths-kenya-court-doomsday-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prison#u186710Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:32:25 +0000Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan doomsday cult leader, has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people, mostly children, who were starved to death in a forest near the town of Malindi. Mackenzie was found guilty last month for the murders, which were carried out under his instruction to his followers to fast until they met Jesus. The sentencing took place at the High Court in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa.Why it mattersThis case is one of the most horrifying examples of religious extremism in modern African history. The Shakahola massacre, as it has come to be known, has