Mukhisa Kituyi Versus Musikari Kombo In Witchcraft Country

In many Kenyan communities nobody dies a natural death, everybody is murdered, usually by using witchcraft. It gets a little ridiculous and even hilarious when an old man of 80 dies in their sleep and the village gossips get down to serious work trying to work out a plausible conspiracy theory.

The recent misfortunes of cabinet Minister Mukhisa Kituyi must have excited quite a lot of activity amongst the Bukusu and witchdoctors in the area must be really cashing in. They are probably wondering where they can find the young men who car-jacked the minister so as to reward them for helping them land this windfall at a time when the Kenyan shilling is rather scarce. Especially in rural Western Kenya. Opps did I say Western Kenya? Actually the Bukusu are in Rift Valley (who will ever understand the strange politically instigated borders in that part of the country).

Picture this. Dr Kituyi's wife is admitted at Aga Khan Hospital. Meanwhile his mother is also admitted at another Nairobi hospital. As if that is not enough, the minister himself has a close shave with death when he is carjacked, robbed, stripped almost naked and dumped on some roadside somewhere.

Dr Kituyi seems to be a very polished person and may not be the superstitious type. But even if this were true his handlers will be quick to point to his political enemy number one, and his party boss and cabinet colleague, Musikari Kombo as the possible source of his misfortunes. The two have been locked in a bitter battle for the leadership of the Ford Kenya party for a long time now.

If you think that Kenyan politicians who are well educated are not the superstitious-witchcraft-visiting type, then think again. The public usually has very short memories. In the 1994 Musikari Kombo himself was found guilty of election offences that involved witchcraft by the High court and lost his parliamentary seat. This man who almost became the Vice President of Kenya by default when his party chairman and the country's vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa passed on in 2003, is said to have visited a witch doctor. In very graphic detail, the court was told of various rituals Mr Kombo got involved in, in his bid to land in parliament.





Hon Musikari Kombo lost a petition in 1994 and was barred from contesting the subsequent by-election. Witnesses testified about Mr Kombo's alleged intensive use of witchcraft during campaigns. Mr Kombo is currently the Minister for Local government.


But Mr Kombo is not the only person who believes in "remote control" (as it is referred to by younger generations of Kenyans) in order to win elections. The current parliament is filled with similarly-minded guys. The only thing they have going for them is that they never got caught like Mr Kombo did.

The plot thickens. Shortly before the death of a certain prominent Kenyan politician, there were strange rumors circulating all over Nairobi that another politician was using witchcraft in an attempt to kill off that politician. The motive? He simply wanted their job. Shortly after these rumors started doing the rounds, the poor targeted politician actually died in hospital from some undisclosed illness. This blogger was amazed when the president actually appointed that same "witchraft allegations" politician to the said post of his dead colleague.

But even before that, the said politician was caught on camera laughing loudly in a very jovial mood at his colleagues funeral even as all his other colleagues were in a sombre mood.

As a rule people involved in witchcraft will not talk about it, let alone in public. In Kenya this extends even to alleged victims of witchcraft. But one man talked, spilled the beans and caused quite a stir. Read his astonishing story in the next post.

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There are those who believe that a nut or two went loose somewhere in the head of former secretary to the cabinet Phillip Mbithi. Others believe that he was genuinely and honestly converted from atheism into a passionate born again Christian. Read his story and decide for yourself.



My sincere apologies to supporters of Kalonzo Musyoka, for publishing this photo. But we must know the whole truth and nothing but the truth about all our presidential candidates. Here hon Musyoka is photographed with Bishop Deya (yes, the miracle babies guy). In our story Prof Philip Mbithi named Mulu Mutisya and Kalonzo Musyoka as the people he suspected to be behind his witchcraft attack.

The former University of Nairobi lecturer was appointed head of the civil service and secretary to the cabinet by Moi in the late 80s. The arrogant professor had no time for the power barons of Ukambani at the time like illiterate Mulu Mutisya and fast rising Kanu star in those days, Kalonzo Musyoka. The system in those single-political-party days worked on a strict patronage hierarchy and the worst mistake any senior government official or politician would make would be to fail to acknowledge it or the key power brokers behind it. Prof Mbithi not only failed to acknowledge Ukambani power brokers, he completely ignored them. And despite several subtle warnings and messages sent to him he remained aloof and focused all his energies on doing his job while keeping his distance from all politicians but most of all these kings of Ukambani.

These details you are reading here were obtained by a close associate of this blogger in an exclusive interview with Prof Mbithi at his Machakos ranch, which was published in the Kenyan daily press.

Mbithi says several messages and subtle warnings were communicated to him through third parties, which he ignored.

One day he was seated at his Harambee House office quietly working on some files when suddenly, "people he could not see" violently attacked him and started strangling him to death. Harambee house houses the office of the President.

The "people" were too strong for him and besides it had all happened too fast because one minute he was seated quietly working, the next he was fighting a losing battle for his life.

His wife happened to have turned up at that very moment and seeing her husband on the floor in trouble, quickly prayed for him (she was and still is a staunch Christian) and the "attackers" vanished as quickly as they had appeared.

What stretched the imagination of most Kenyans over this incident was that Prof Mbithi was a well known atheist up to this point and not the sort of person who would believe such a cock and bull story, let alone tell it.

Mbithi said that he believes to this day that the "invisible people" (demons) who attacked him were sent to kill him by Mulu Mutisya and Kalonzo Musyoka, the politicians who had repeatedly been sending messages to him to tow the line.

Prof Mbithi's woes did not end there.

One day President Moi called him to State House to discuss a major cabinet reshuffle. They worked on the list for hours and when the President was finally satisfied, he asked him to release it to the media which Prof Mbithi did. He was sitting in his office listening to the one o'clock radio news bulletin when he heard amongst the people on the list he had helped draft, his own name. He had been transferred to an obscure post with the East African community in Arusha. Mbithi was shocked beyond words.

That was vintage Moi.

Prof Mbithi rejected the East African Community appointment and retired to his ranch in Machakos (close to the Machakos/Mombasa Road junction. To this day he spends his days secluded, reading the Bible and raising beef cattle. He has also issued various predictions including one that he supports with an encounter he had with Moi, to the effect that there are rich Oil deposits in Kenya which for some strange undisclosed reason can not yet be drilled. But Mbithi says that it will be drilled in the near future.

Folks that's what happens regularly on the political scene in Kenya. I say it is time we sent the old superstitious folks home for good with their witchcraft. Witchcraft and superstitions can never build Kenya and must not be allowed to be a part of the new Kenya.
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A very powerful spiritual law that never fails and the story of my life and how I used it without fully understanding what I was doing to dramatically turn around my life from decades of frustration.

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Preview of an amazing true story narrated by Kumekucha of a man who never gave up even as he suffered for many years because of a witchcraft curse.

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This is a problem that has slowed down so many and also frustrated many destinies. And in this case knowledge is power in gaining deliverance and victory.