{"id":389485,"date":"2026-10-19T22:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kenyan-cult-leader-convicted-on-191-counts-of-murder-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:01:08","slug":"kenyan-cult-leader-convicted-on-191-counts-of-murder-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kenyan-cult-leader-convicted-on-191-counts-of-murder-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan cult leader convicted on 191 counts of murder | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wiB63_gJNGo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kenyan cult leader convicted on 191 counts of murder | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wiB63_gJNGo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Paul Mackenzie has been convicted of leading a cult that forced followers and their families to starve. More than 400 bodies have been recovered, and many families are still waiting for answers. The case has also exposed serious failures by Kenyan authorities to act on earlier warnings. Will the verdict deliver justice and help prevent another tragedy?<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Mackenzie has been convicted of leading a cult that forced followers and their families to starve. More than 400 bodies have been recovered, and many families are still waiting for answers. 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