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  "title": "Kenyan cult leader guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/kenyan-cult-leader-guilty-on-all-charges-over-191-starvation-deaths",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T00:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261020/kenyan-cult-leader-guilty-on-all-charges-over-191-starvation-deaths"
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  "account": "MOMBASA, Kenya — A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher, Paul Mackenzie, and 28 associates were found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola Forest Massacre, according to prosecutors. The bodies of the victims were found in the Kenyan forest in 2023, bringing the total to over 400. Mackenzie allegedly incited his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus Christ. Judge Diana Kavedza Mochache stated that the prosecution had proven the case against all 29 accused persons for the murder. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions welcomed the verdict, noting that obtaining such convictions is rare.",
  "summary": "MOMBASA, Kenya — A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates were on Monday found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult in an infamous starvation cult. Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the cult base inland from the Kenyan beach resort of Malindi, in what became known as the \"Shakahola Forest Massacre\". Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was alleged to…",
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        "title": "Kenyan cult leader, assistants guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths",
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        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Mackenzie guilty verdict: What Kenyan law says about punishment for murder convictions",
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        "title": "Kenyan cult leader found guilty of murdering 191 people, mostly children",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Kenyan death cult leader found guilty of 191 murder charges",
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