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Explained: Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

Compiled Nov 6

Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison · Photo: The Associated Press

Pastor Paul Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years in prison by Kenya's High Court in Mombasa

Doomsday cult
A group whose leader preaches an impending apocalyptic event, often demanding extreme actions from followers
Good News International Church
The religious group led by Paul Mackenzie whose followers were ordered to starve themselves
Fasting directives
Orders given by Mackenzie instructing followers to stop eating as part of the group's practices
Chakama Ranch
An 800-acre property in Kilifi County where Mackenzie's followers lived in mud huts and were later found buried

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