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Kenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie convicted of 191 murders over Shakahola starvation deaths

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Three years on from Kenya's Shakahola cult murders, families still seek closure
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Summary

A court in Mombasa, Kenya, convicted self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie in the Shakahola murder trial. The BBC reports he was found guilty of 191 murder charges, all but one involving children, for ordering parents to starve their children to death. RFI had reported that Mackenzie was accused of forcing church members, including children, to starve themselves in order to meet Jesus, and that the verdict was due on Monday. Three years after the tragedy, victims' families hope the verdict will bring closure so they can mourn their loved ones.

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  1. RFI

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    RFI reports that a court in Mombasa was due to deliver its verdict on Monday in the Shakahola sect murder trial, and that families of the victims hope for closure three years after the tragedy.

  2. BBC

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    The BBC reports that Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges, all but one involving children, for ordering parents to starve their children to death.

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