# Kenya jails Shakahola cult leader Mackenzie for 200 years

- By: Newsline Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-06T12:38:09.000Z

## Excerpt

The High Court in Mombasa has sentenced Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Shakahola cult, to 200 years in prison in total over 191 murders, 190 of them of children. The judge rejected the death penalty sought by prosecutors. The defence said it plans to appeal.

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