{
  "id": 18523361,
  "title": "Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years over 191 murders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/kenyan-doomsday-sect-leader-jailed-for-200-years-over-191-murders",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:08:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/06/kenyan-doomsday-sect-leader-jailed-murders-paul-mackenzie"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paul Mackenzie convicted over the deaths of 190 children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their families The leader of a Kenyan doomsday sect has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and one adult in one of the world’s worst cult disasters in recent history. The sentence, comprising 100 years for murder by starvation and 100…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for child murders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/kenyan-cult-leader-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prison-for-child-murders",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:02:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/kenyan-doomsday-cult-leader-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prison-for",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:41:51.000Z"
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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."
}