Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Convicted of Mass Murder in Kenya
Paul Mackenzie convicted of murdering 191 people
A Kenyan court has convicted cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 others of murdering 191 people, mostly children, at the Shakahola forest in Kilifi County.
Case Details
The High Court in Mombasa delivered the verdict after an eight-hour court session, with the prosecution presenting evidence from 120 witnesses. The court found that Mackenzie's church, Good News International Ministries, had departed from orthodox Christian doctrine and required followers to isolate themselves and relocate to the Shakahola forest.
The cult leader directed followers to fast to death to meet Jesus, with a strict order of who should die first. The court heard that those who resisted faced brutal enforcement.
Source: Nairobi Wire. AI-assisted summary.
