Shakahola Cult Convictions and Sentencing

Chronology

1. 19-10-2026
   Kenya Convicts Shakahola Cult Leader in Mass Deaths

   7 articles

   A Kenyan court convicted self-proclaimed preacher Paul Mackenzie and 28 associates of murdering 191 people—190 children and one adult—in the Shakahola Forest starvation-cult case. Prosecutors said Mackenzie used his Good News International Church and its apocalyptic teachings to …
2. 20-10-2026
   Shakahola Convictions and Kabera Killing Raise Concern

   5 articles

   News reports focus on two grave cases in East Africa: the conviction of Kenyan preacher Paul Mackenzie and 28 associates for the deaths of 191 people in the Shakahola cult, and the beheading of exiled Rwandan government critic Robert Kabera in Uganda. In the Shakahola case, a cou…
3. 06-11-2026
   Kenya’s Shakahola Cult Leader Sentenced to 200 Years

   11 articles

   Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, was sentenced by a Kenyan court to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 191 people—190 children and one adult—in the Shakahola Forest case. The court found that he directed followers to fast to death so they could mee…