00:00The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190
00:07children and one adult.
00:10Self-proclaimed pastor Paul McKenzie and 28 accomplices were convicted last month of inciting his followers to starve themselves to
00:18death in order to meet Jesus.
00:20On Friday, they were sentenced by a Mombasa court.
00:23Convict 1, Paul Denge McKenzie, 100 years imprisonment for each of the 193 counts of murder by starvation, one count
00:34involving another victim, and 182 counts involving child victims to run concurrently with one another.
00:42B, 100 years imprisonment for each of the eight counts of murder by direct homicide involving child victims to run
00:51concurrently with one another.
00:53The sentences in sub-paragraphs A and B shall run consecutively, making an aggregate sentence of 200 years imprisonment for
01:03convict McKenzie.
01:05McKenzie's co-accused received sentences of between 10 and 160 years.
01:12Prosecutors had asked for the death penalty for McKenzie and a life in prison for his accomplices, warning they have
01:19been indoctrinated and could re-offend.
01:23Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the cult's base near Malindi.
01:30Authorities put the death toll at 429 people.
