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Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison over Shakahola deaths
📍 Nairobi, Kenya, KE·🕐 1h ago·13 outlets
The court imposed separate 100-year sentences for the murders of child and adult victims, bringing the total custodial term to 200 years.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same Shakahola sentencing proceedings against Paul Mackenzie, and neither conflicts with Report 1's account of the 200-year total custodial term, which Report 2 previews before
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Reliability ScoreVery high
97%Independent outlets8
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Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
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