2 days ago · Global
Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. France 24 Africa, ABC Australia, RTHK International News, STV News, SABC News, The Guardian World, South China Morning Post Asia, and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 19 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC. 11 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Paul Mackenzie and his church set up sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children, say prosecutors A Kenyan court has found the starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty of murder over the deaths of 190 children and one adult in one of the…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Kenyan starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, one adult
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of murder over deaths of 190 children, one adult
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Kenyan starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, 1 adult
- Picked up by The Guardian World
Kenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult
- Picked up by SABC News
- Picked up by SABC News
Kenyan pastor Mackenzie found guilty of murdering 191 people
- Picked up by STV News
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by ABC Australia
- New development reported by SABC News
Victim’s family welcomes Kenyan cult leader’s murder conviction
- Picked up by France 24 Africa
Same story, different outlets
8 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- France 24Kenyan cult leader found guilty of murder
- ABCKenyan death cult leader found guilty of 191 murder charges
- RTHK International NewsKenyan cult leader guilty over 191 starvation deaths
- STV NewsLeader of Kenyan doomsday cult convicted of 191 murders
- SABC NewsKenyan pastor Mackenzie guilty of murdering 191 people
- The GuardianKenyan starvation cult leader guilty of murder of 190 children and one adult
View all 8 headlines
- South China Morning PostKenyan starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, 1 adult
- The Straits TimesKenyan starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, one adult