Kenyan doomsday cult leader murdered 190 children

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Oct 19, 202647:27News & Politics

A Kenyan court has found the doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 accomplices guilty of the murder of 190 children and one adult. Also on the programme: the French government imposes overnight curfews in parts of c...

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