Inside The SHAKAHOLA CULT: The Pastor Who Turned a Kenyan Forest Into a Mass Grave of 190 Children
You Can't Unhear · Nov 8, 2026 · 14:14
You Can't Unhear · Nov 8, 2026 · 14:14
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Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan doomsday cult leader behind the Shakahola Forest Massacre, has been sentenced to 200 years in prison. On November 6, 2026, the Good News International preacher received the sentence after being convicted of murdering 191 people, including 190 children.
Beginning in 2023, investigators discovered more than 400 bodies in Kenya's Shakahola Forest, where followers had been instructed to starve themselves to meet Jesus. Survivors described armed guards, enforced fasting, and violent punishments. In this episode of You Can't Unhear, we investigate the cult's origins, the survivors who escaped, the missed warnings, and the latest convictions.
