{
  "id": 18535321,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T16:41:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/africa/kenya-doomsday-mackenzie/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kenyan High Court sentences self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for orchestrating a mass murder of 191 people in Shakahola forest, allegedly to \"meet Jesus.\" The victims included 190 children, ranging from 9 to 16 years old. Mackenzie and 28 co-defendants were convicted for the systematic starvation and violent deaths of the victims, with prosecutors requesting the death penalty but the court opting for life sentences instead.",
  "summary": "By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A Kenyan court has sentenced self-styled pastor Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the mass murder of 191 people. The High Court in the coastal city of Mombasa issued the verdict on Friday following one of the deadliest episodes of cult activity in global history. Mackenzie, […]",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-06T15:08:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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  "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."
}