Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult
Paul Mackenzie and his church set up sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children, say prosecutors
TL;DR
- Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and around 30 others have been found guilty of murder.
- The verdict relates to the deaths of 191 people, mostly children, who were starved in the Shakahola forest.
- Prosecutors claim Mackenzie's church organized a doomsday sect ordering followers to starve themselves and their children.
- Mackenzie denied murder charges, but the court rejected his argument.
- Over 400 bodies have been recovered from the Shakahola forest; 191 deaths were covered in Monday's judgment.
- The Shakahola tragedy has raised questions about oversight of religious organizations in Kenya.
- Mackenzie faces other charges, including terrorism-related ones.