The only event matched to William Ruto in this period is a Mombasa court sentencing of cult leader Paul Mackenzie, in which Ruto is not the subject. The court handed Mackenzie 200 years for 191 murders and declined prosecutors' death penalty request. This is the first digest for the subject, and the event's link to Ruto is limited.
- A Mombasa court sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for 191 murders, all but one of the victims children.
- Judge Diana Mochache found Mackenzie bore primary criminal culpability for the Shakahola forest deaths and declined prosecutors' death penalty request.
- Twenty-eight co-accused received sentences of up to 160 years; Mackenzie still faces separate manslaughter and terrorism charges, which he denies.
