{
  "id": 18713026,
  "title": "Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/kenyan-cult-leader-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T12:10:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/kenyan-cult-leader-sentenced-to-200-years-in-prison-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison following the deaths of 190 children in Shakahola Forest. According to France 24, Mackenzie ordered followers to fast to reach heaven before the apocalypse, resulting in victims being starved, beaten, buried alive, or dumped in latrines. Twenty-eight accomplices were also jailed. While the specific sentence pertains to the 190 children, the wider investigation has identified 448 confirmed bodies and approximately 500 suspected victims.\n\nIn Haiti, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé confirmed the death of Mathias Saintil, the leader of the Boston gang, on Friday, November 6. People Daily Kenya reports that Saintil was killed during a security operation targeting armed groups in the Cité Soleil neighborhood near Port-au-Prince. A report by Reuters cited in the text states that Saintil suffered serious abdominal injuries during a drone strike in Boston on Thursday night, November 5, and died the following day while receiving medical treatment. The Haitian National Police stated that several gang members were killed or injured during the operation.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}