Caption for the landscape image: Why did preacher kill the children? Friday, October 23, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Paul Mackenzie during the hearing of his case at Mombasa Law Courts on July 17, 2026. Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group By Mutuma Mathiu Columnist Article Related A preacher from Malindi manipulated parents to starve 190 children to death, a most painful way to die, and we have no idea why he did it. However, there is some relief in knowing that this grandmaster of religious mendacity, the high priest of murder and torture of children, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, is, finally, getting a serving of his own bitter dish. PREMIUM Nelson Amenya: A new president will not fix Kenya’s broken system The next president will inherit debt contracts, public expectations and institutions shaped by years of political bargaining. PREMIUM Charles Onyango-Obbo: Our borders stop trade, not disease The problem with East Africa is that ... people, money and goods flow across borders, but information about sick people does not. PREMIUM Macharia Gaitho: We should honour true heroes Every time we see a list of those awarded national honours, we can be sure that the majority will not remotely qualify as heroes. PREMIUM Kwamchetsi Makokha: Do traitors ever become heroes? Death permits the living to claim the dead without accommodating their contradictions or capacity to unsettle the order. . Recommended for you PREMIUM Shakahola: Race against time as court moves to sentencing stage PREMIUM Students threaten to join lecturers’ strike PREMIUM High earners set to pay more as 362,000 workers spared from taxes PREMIUM Importers of unregulated pesticides face Sh1m fine, jail PREMIUM The short-lived tenures of head coaches in Kenyan football Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM High earners set to pay more as 362,000 workers spared from taxes Proposals lift untaxed pay to Sh32,333 and scrap Sh2,400 relief with workers earning above Sh50,000 paying more. PREMIUM Students threaten to join lecturers’ strike Public university students threaten to join striking lecturers as stalled CBA talks keep classrooms empty and academic calendars uncertain.
PREMIUM Nelson Amenya: A new president will not fix Kenya’s broken system The next president will inherit debt contracts, public expectations and institutions shaped by years of political bargaining.
PREMIUM Charles Onyango-Obbo: Our borders stop trade, not disease The problem with East Africa is that ... people, money and goods flow across borders, but information about sick people does not.
PREMIUM Macharia Gaitho: We should honour true heroes Every time we see a list of those awarded national honours, we can be sure that the majority will not remotely qualify as heroes.
PREMIUM Kwamchetsi Makokha: Do traitors ever become heroes? Death permits the living to claim the dead without accommodating their contradictions or capacity to unsettle the order.
PREMIUM High earners set to pay more as 362,000 workers spared from taxes Proposals lift untaxed pay to Sh32,333 and scrap Sh2,400 relief with workers earning above Sh50,000 paying more.
PREMIUM Students threaten to join lecturers’ strike Public university students threaten to join striking lecturers as stalled CBA talks keep classrooms empty and academic calendars uncertain.
