Summary
A Kenyan court sentenced Good News International Church leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. Prosecutors say he told followers to starve themselves to death; Mackenzie also faces charges related to more than 200 other deaths and other alleged abuses.Key Facts
- The High Court in Mombasa sentenced Mackenzie on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.
- Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.
- The court said 183 victims died of starvation and eight died by direct homicide.
- Twenty-eight of Mackenzie’s followers were convicted alongside him; assistant pastor Smart Mwakalama received a 160-year sentence.
- More than 400 bodies were exhumed in 2023 from graves at Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County.
- More than 60 bodies were identified and reburied by relatives; many others remain unidentified and unclaimed.
- All those convicted have 14 days to appeal, and Mackenzie’s defense lawyer said he had already filed an appeal.
- Mackenzie faces separate terrorism and manslaughter charges involving more than 200 other victims, along with child abuse and torture charges in other courts.
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