{
  "id": 18499489,
  "title": "Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years-18499489",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:03:00.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A court in Kenya has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and an adult. He told them to starve themselves to death as part of his apocalyptic religious cult.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Live: Shakahola Massacre: Sentencing of cult leader Paul Mackenzie and co-accused",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/live-shakahola-massacre-sentencing-of-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-and",
        "published": "2026-11-06T09:32:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Cult preacher Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people in Shakahola",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/cult-preacher-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prison-for",
        "published": "2026-11-06T12:34:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "DCI reacts after Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/dci-reacts-after-paul-mackenzie-is-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-11-06T14:28:38.000Z"
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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."
}