Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
A Kenyan court found Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty of murder after 190 children and one adult died from starvation in a cult. Mackenzie led a religious group that told followers to starve themselves and their children to enter heaven before the world ended.Key Facts
- Paul Mackenzie led the Good News International Church, a Christian doomsday cult in Kenya.
- Followers were ordered to starve themselves and their children to death.
- More than 400 bodies were found in mass graves in Shakahola forest.
- The court ruled on 191 deaths; investigations continue for other victims.
- Mackenzie denied forcing starvation, but the court rejected his defense.
- The cult forbade schooling and hospital visits, calling these places satanic.
- Mackenzie was arrested in 2023 after police received a tip about the cult activities.
- Kenya’s President William Ruto said the government should have prevented the deaths and took responsibility.
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