Focus on Africa, Kenyan cult leader guilty of 191 murders

Focus on Africa

Kenyan cult leader guilty of 191 murders

20 October 2026

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Kenyan high court finds cult leader Paul MacKenzie guilty over the death of 190 children and one adult. Mackenzie ordered members of his cult to starve their children to death so they could "meet Jesus". In 2023, more than four hundred bodies were discovered in mass graves in the forest where his church was located. We hear from one of the first responders onsite in 2023.

Also, the World Bank is reporting that Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy should grow by 4.3% this year, higher than the UN projection for the whole world, which is 2.6%. But young people tell us the figures do not translate to jobs for them.

Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna

Producers: Blessing Aderogba, Ayuba lliya, Keikantse Shumba and Bella Twine

Technical Producer: Herbert Masua

Senior Producer: Daniel Dadzie

Editors: Charles Gitonga and Maryam Abdalla