Kenyan church linked to Pastor Paul Mackenzie, jailed on charges tied to mass starvation and related crimes; embodies a grim case study in religious extremism and accountability.
Mackenzie and dozens of associates are found guilty of murder in the Shakahola forest case, with a court ruling that links the deaths of hundreds of followers to a doomsday sect. The verdict covers 191 deaths; investigations into others continue. Families mourn as Kenya looks to tighten oversight of religious groups.
A Kenyan court has sentenced pastor Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison after convicting him and 28 followers for the murder of 191 people, mainly children, who were ordered to starve in the Shakahola forest. Authorities have recovered more than 400 bodies from shallow graves and the investigation into additional deaths is continuing.