{"id":389375,"date":"2026-10-19T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kenya-cult-leader-who-told-parents-to-starve-children-guilty-of-191-murders-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:00:26","slug":"kenya-cult-leader-who-told-parents-to-starve-children-guilty-of-191-murders-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kenya-cult-leader-who-told-parents-to-starve-children-guilty-of-191-murders-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya cult leader who told parents to starve children guilty of 191 murders | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/P_21PWaF4Ss\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kenya cult leader who told parents to starve children guilty of 191 murders | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P_21PWaF4Ss\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, has been found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.<\/p>\n<p>Mackenzie ordered members of his cult to starve their children to death so they could &quot;meet Jesus&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>His doctrine said that education was forbidden and modern medicine was &quot;evil&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-nine other leaders of his cult were also convicted of murder. They had all pleaded not guilty, repeatedly insisting that nobody was forced to die.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, has been found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Mackenzie ordered members of his cult to starve their children to death so they could &quot;meet Jesus&quot;. His doctrine said that education was forbidden and modern medicine was &quot;evil&quot;. 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