Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 191
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The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult has
been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder
of 190 children and one adult.
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul McKenzie and 28 accomplices were
convicted last month of inciting his followers
to starve themselves to death in order to meet
Jesus. On Friday they were sentenced by a Mombasa court.
Convict one, Paul Denge-McKenzie.
100 years imprisonment for each
of the 193 counts of murder by starvation,
one count involving an adult victim
and 182 counts involving child victims
to run concurrently with one another.
B, 100 years imprisonment for each
of the eight counts of murder by direct homicide
involving child victims to run concurrently with one another.
The sentences in subparagraphs A and B shall run consecutively,
making an aggregate sentence
of 200 years imprisonment for convict Mackenzie.
Mackenzie's co-accused received sentences of between 10 and 160 years.
Prosecutors had asked for the death penalty for Mackenzie
and to life in prison for his accomplices,
warning they have been indoctrinated and could re-offend.
Hundreds of bodies have been discovered
since 2023 at the cult's base near Malindi.
Authorities put the death toll at 429 people.