Paul Mackenzie is found guilty by a court
Paul Mackenzie is found guilty by a court
Paul Mackenzie, a controversial pastor, was found guilty by the High Court of possessing and distributing films without a license.
The prosecution’s evidence was deemed sufficient by the court to convict Mackenzie, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) on Friday.
Following the court’s table of a pre-sentence report, his sentencing will be arranged. “Today, a Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of running a filming studio without a valid filming license and possessing and distributing unclassified films. Part of the statement said, “Joseph Mwangi of the prosecution proved the case.
“The court also ordered that a pre-sentence report be filed by the Probation and Aftercare Services to capture the sentiments of the complainant, which is the Prosecution,” the statement said. December 1, 2023, will see a mention of the case.
On June 30, Mackenzie appeared before the Malindi Law Courts and was charged with the crime. In 2019, it was claimed that the movies were used to encourage pupils to drop out of school. The authorities are still holding the controversial pastor while they look into the Shakahola Massacre.
In order to avoid charging Mackenzie with the deaths that took place in Kilifi County, the prosecution requested that he be held for an additional 180 days. The state filed an application after the pastor requested an adjournment, and the High Court has not yet issued a ruling on it. “The prosecution, through Assistant DPP Jami Yamina had opposed the application and asked the court not to allow any more delay in the hearing of the application by the suspects,” said the ODPP.
According to him, this is the third time the suspects in the Shakahola Massacre case—which left over 400 people dead—have requested an adjournment of the proceedings regarding the state’s request for their imprisonment while charges are pending.”
