Kenyan cult leader jailed 200 years for killing 191 people

Kenyan court sentences cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people, including 190 children, in Shakahola forest. The judge described the killings as "cold and calculated" and stated that the sentence was intended to send a strong message that such atrocities deserve the maximum penalties allowed by law.

Mackenzie's 28 co-defendants received prison terms of up to 160 years, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty but the judge declining to impose it, citing the possibility of rehabilitation.

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