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  "id": 15665540,
  "title": "DCI hails Mackenzie conviction in Shakahola massacre case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/dci-hails-mackenzie-conviction-in-shakahola-massacre-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:55:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
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    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/dci-hails-mackenzie-conviction-in-shakahola-massacre-case"
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  "summary": "The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has welcomed the conviction of preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 28 co-accused over the deaths in the Shakahola massacre. On Monday, October 19, 2026, Mombasa High Court Judge Diana Kavedza-Mochache found the 29 accused guilty in a case linked to deaths in a forest settlement in Kilifi County. In […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Court finds Paul Mackenzie guilty of 191 murders in Shakahola tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/court-finds-paul-mackenzie-guilty-of-191-murders-in-shakahola-tragedy",
        "published": "2026-10-19T15:32:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Mackenzie, 28 others convicted over Shakahola massacre that killed 191 people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mackenzie-28-others-convicted-over-shakahola-massacre-that-killed-191",
        "published": "2026-10-19T15:49:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "DPP secures convictions of Mackenzie, 28 others in Shakahola massacre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/dpp-secures-convictions-of-mackenzie-28-others-in-shakahola-massacre",
        "published": "2026-10-19T16:37:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Kenyan pastor Mackenzie guilty of murdering 191 people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/kenyan-pastor-mackenzie-guilty-of-murdering-191-people",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:19:13.000Z"
      }
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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."
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