Paul Nthenge Mackenzie was convicted of mass murder after hundreds of his followers were found dead in a Kenyan forest, where he had instructed them to fast for salvation.
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01Summary
- 01Paul Nthenge Mackenzie led a doomsday cult in a remote Kenyan forest.
- 02He told his followers to fast as a path to salvation.
- 03Hundreds of bodies were exhumed from the forest after the mass deaths.
- 04A Kenyan court convicted Mackenzie of mass murder.
02Why it matters
This conviction highlights the dangers of extremist religious sects and the ongoing challenge of holding cult leaders accountable for mass deaths in Kenya and beyond.
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