Kenya Cult Leader Handed 200 Year Prison Sentence for Mass Murder

New York Times6 November 2026, 13:53 UTCKenya

Paul Nthenge Mackenzie forced followers to starve themselves to meet Jesus and told parents to make sure their children fasted in the sun and died first.

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