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Justice Kavedza sentenced Mackenzie to 200 years in jail over the 191 Shakahola Massacre.

The High Court in Mombasa has sentenced doomsday cult leader Pastor Paul Mackenzie to a total of 200 years in jail for the 191 Shakahola murders.

Delivering the sentence on Friday, November 6, Justice Diana Kavedza sentenced Mackenzie to 100 years for each of the 183 counts of murder by starvation, which will run concurrently.

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Justice Kavedza slapped Mackenzie with another 100 years' imprisonment for the direct homicides of eight children, to run concurrently.

The 100-year sentence for the murder by starvation and the 100 years for the direct homicides involving children add up to 200 years.

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"Paul Nthenge Mackenzie; 100 years' imprisonment for each of the 183 counts of murder by starvation; one count involving an adult victim, and 182 counts involving child victims to run concurrently with one another.

A file photo of Pastor Paul Mackenzie in Court.

"Mackenzie is also sentenced to 100 years in prison for each of the eight counts of murder by direct homicide involving child victims to run concurrently with one another. The sentences in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall run consecutively, making an aggregate sentence of 200 years' imprisonment for convict Mackenzie," the Judge read.

Justice Kavedza further sentenced Mackenzie's co-accused,  Smart Deri Mwakalama, and Stephen Sanga Muya to 160 years in jail.

The Judge explained that the ruling assured accountability for the 191 lives lost in Shakahola and warned that no fanatic or cruel authority may claim a right to kill, and that those who try shall face justice.

The Judge explained that the ruling assured accountability for the 191 lives lost in Shakahola and warned that no fanatic or cruel authority may claim a right to kill, and that those who try shall face justice.

"The sentence of this court is absolute; to isolate the darkness from the day. To seal these hands away from human touch ad the world is safe from what they chose to be," she ruled.

The sentencing came weeks after Mackenzie and 28 co-accused were found guilty of murdering 191 people, including 190 children, in the Shakahola massacre in Kilifi County.