Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie found guilty over 191 starvation deaths
Preacher Paul Mackenzie is accused of telling his followers to starve themselves to death.
DW reports: Preacher Paul Mackenzie is accused of telling his followers to starve themselves to death.
He ran a Christian doomsday cult called the Good News International Church that claimed the end of the world was imminent.
This world story centres on Kenya. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Kenyan, Paul Mackenzie and Preacher Paul Mackenzie.
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