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

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:08:14+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/19/kenya-starvation-cult-leader-guilty-murder-190-children
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/kenyan-starvation-cult-leader-guilty-of-murder-of-190-children-and-one-e99b3d/

Paul Mackenzie and his church set up sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children, say prosecutors 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. Mackenzie was arrested in 2023 after police received a ti

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