Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult

<p>Paul Mackenzie and his church set up sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children, say prosecutors</p><p>A Kenyan court has found the starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty of murder over the deaths of ⁠190 children and one adult in one of the world’s worst cult-related disasters in recent history.</p><p>Mackenzie was arrested in 2023 after police received a tipoff, and weeks later authorities began uncovering bodies in shallow graves in the Shakahola forest near the coast ⁠in south-eastern Kenya.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/kenya-starvation-cult-leader-guilty-murder-190-children">Continue reading...</a>