A Mombasa court has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years for the starvation and killing of 190 children and one adult in a deadly doomsday sect.
Kenya's justice system has delivered its verdict on one of the darkest chapters in the country's recent history. A court in the coastal city of Mombasa has sentenced doomsday sect leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and one adult.
The sentence is made up of two parts: 100 years for murder by starvation and another 100 years for direct homicide. It comes just two weeks after the court found Mackenzie guilty, closing a case that shocked Kenya and drew international attention.
The court heard that followers were ordered to starve themselves and their families. Children were among those who paid the highest price. The case is regarded as one of the worst cult disasters in recent history.
For Kenya and the wider continent, the ruling is a moment of accountability, though it cannot undo the loss. The focus now turns to the families left behind and to the vigilance needed to protect vulnerable people, especially children, from manipulation by extremist leaders.
