{
  "id": 15636160,
  "title": "Shakahola massacre: Timeline from first deaths to Mackenzie’s murder conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/shakahola-massacre-timeline-from-first-deaths-to-mackenzies-murder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T17:16:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/shakahola-massacre-timeline-from-first-deaths-to-mackenzies-murder-conviction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Shakahola massacre has reached a historic turning point after High Court Judge Diana Kavedza-Mochache found controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie guilty of 191 counts of murder, bringing a major chapter of Kenya’s deadliest religious cult tragedy to a close. On Monday, October 19, 2026, the Mombasa High Court convicted Mackenzie and his co-accused over deaths […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}