{
  "id": 15569032,
  "title": "Kenya: Mackenzie Faces Verdict Over 191 Murder Charges in Shakahola Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/kenya-mackenzie-faces-verdict-over-191-murder-charges-in-shakahola",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T05:27:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
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    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202610190075.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court is set to rule on Monday whether controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 30 co-accused are guilty of murdering 191 children, as families continue to seek answers over a tragedy in which the human rights commission documented 448 deaths.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Kenyan cult leader faces verdict over Shakahola deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/kenyan-cult-leader-faces-verdict-over-shakahola-deaths",
        "published": "2026-10-19T01:18:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Mackenzie faces verdict over 191 murder charges in Shakahola case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mackenzie-faces-verdict-over-191-murder-charges-in-shakahola-case",
        "published": "2026-10-19T03:05:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}