Summary
A court in Mombasa, Kenya, sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 191 people, including 190 children, who were starved or killed on his orders. The court also sentenced 28 accomplices, while authorities say more than 400 people died in the wider Shakahola tragedy.Key Facts
- Justice Diana Kavedza imposed 100 years for murder by starvation and 100 years for direct homicide.
- The court found that Mackenzie and his church ordered followers to starve themselves and their children to reach heaven before the world ended.
- The 191 victims were buried in a forest, and some bodies were found in shallow graves or latrines.
- Mackenzie denied forcing victims to starve, but the court rejected his defence.
- Twenty-eight accomplices convicted alongside Mackenzie received prison sentences.
- Police arrested Mackenzie in 2023 after receiving a tip-off, and investigators later uncovered bodies in Shakahola Forest.
- Kenyan authorities say more than 400 people died in the Shakahola tragedy.
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