Kenyan Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Convicted of Murdering 190 Children and One Adult
A Kenyan court has convicted Paul Mackenzie and 30 others for the starvation deaths of 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola Forest.
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First reported by Sky News, 5h 33m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
8 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 19 Oct 2026. Sky News published first, on 19 October at 09:21 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 5h 33m later. The most recent article, from ABC News, appeared on 19 October at 19:51 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), CBS News (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), Sky News, Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Sky NewsDoomsday cult leader found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraWho is cult leader Paul Mackenzie, accused of convincing followers to die?
- Deutsche WelleKenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie found guilty over 191 starvation deaths
- Deutsche WelleKenya: Cult leader guilty of murdering 190 children, 1 adult
- South China Morning PostKenyan starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, 1 adult
- The GuardianKenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult
- The New York TimesCult Leader Convicted of Mass Murder by Court in Kenya
- CBS NewsStarvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children
- ABC NewsLeader of Kenyan doomsday cult that left more than 400 dead convicted of 191 murders
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult that left more than 400 dead convicted of 191 murders ABC News ·
- Starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children CBS News ·
- Cult Leader Convicted of Mass Murder by Court in Kenya The New York Times ·
- Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult The Guardian ·
- Who is cult leader Paul Mackenzie, accused of convincing followers to die? Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Kenyan starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, 1 adult South China Morning Post
In this story
- Paul Mackenzie
- Kenya
- Good News International Church