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More than three years after the discovery of hundreds of bodies in the Shakahola forest, the Kenyan justice system issued one of the most severe convictions in its recent history. One court sentenced Paul Mackenzie, leader of an evangelical sect, to 200 years in prison for the death of 191 people, mostly children, who died after following their extreme fasting orders.
In tonight's edition, cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved to death on his orders. Also, in South Africa, activists warn that new data centres could put added pressure on already strained water and electricity supplies. And Senegal continues to celebrate the spirit of sport at the Youth Olympic Games.
Paul Mackenzie ordered his disciples to let their children starve in a forest so that they could "see Jesus."
Paul Mackenzie and accomplices were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.
A court in Kenya has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and an adult. He told them to starve themselves to death as part of his apocalyptic religious cult.
Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve their children to death in a forest so they could "meet Jesus".
