- Doomsday cult leader Pastor Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison at the High Court in Mombasa for the murders of 191 people.
- Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, instructed his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus at a remote location in Kilifi County.
- High Court Justice Diana Kavedza convicted Mackenzie and 28 followers for the murders of 190 children and one adult, describing the killings as cold and calculated.
- Assistant pastor Smart Mwakalama received a 160-year prison sentence, while the defence team confirmed an appeal against the rulings has already been launched.
- Mackenzie faces further charges including terrorism, manslaughter, child abuse and torture in relation to more than 200 additional victims.
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