{"id":"64ea647ce4ee","title":"Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/64ea647ce4ee","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"1.20261106150614","updated":"2026-11-06T15:06:14.337Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmw53xfi98uldtg","text":"Paul Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years in prison.","status":"Corroborated","value":"200 years","subject":"Paul Mackenzie sentence","reported":"2026-11-06 14:53:46.000","newsrooms":2,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6032593/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-murder","quote":"sentenced to 200 years in prison","primary":false},{"outlet":"Deutsche Welle","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years/a-79875112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","quote":"sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw53xfi922zzgb","text":"Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.","status":"Corroborated","value":"190 children and one adult","subject":"murder convictions","reported":"2026-11-06 14:53:46.000","newsrooms":2,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6032593/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-murder","quote":"convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult","primary":false},{"outlet":"Deutsche Welle","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years/a-79875112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","quote":"for the murders of 190 children and an adult","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw53xfi9ylyvid","text":"Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves to death.","status":"Corroborated","value":null,"subject":"starvation orders","reported":"2026-11-06 14:53:46.000","newsrooms":2,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6032593/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-murder","quote":"ordered his followers to starve themselves to death","primary":false},{"outlet":"Deutsche Welle","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years/a-79875112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","quote":"He told them to starve themselves to death","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw53xfi9rhgzm7","text":"Paul Mackenzie is the leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult.","status":"Corroborated","value":null,"subject":"cult leadership","reported":"2026-11-06 14:53:46.000","newsrooms":2,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NPR","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6032593/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-murder","quote":"leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult","primary":false},{"outlet":"Deutsche Welle","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-cult-leader-paul-mackenzie-sentenced-to-200-years/a-79875112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","quote":"Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["Details about any additional accomplices, the fate of surviving followers, and the broader legal repercussions for the sect remain unclear.","Details about any additional charges, the fate of other cult members, or the victims' families’ statements have not been disclosed."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-11-06T15:06:14.337Z","kind":"new","summary":"Paul Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years in prison. Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult. Paul Mackenzie ordered his followers to starve themselves to death. Paul Mackenzie is the leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult."}],"relay_note":null}