Shock as girl vomits strange objects

Updated 14 hr(s) 13 min(s) ago

By Karanja Njoroge

Residents of an estate in Nakuru were recently left in shock when a 12-year-old girl started vomiting strange objects.

Residents of Githima area gathered at the girl’s home to witness the strange incident. The minor would be caught by convulsions and vomit objects including human hair, pegs and coins.

"We have never seen anything like this. She has been emitting different objects and we initially thought she was making it up," a neighbour, Grace Nyambura, said.

Her disturbed mother said the girl started experiencing the problems after being bewitched by one of her neighbours.

Residents pointed an accusing finger to three neighbours who they claimed sought the services of a witchdoctor to punish the girl after disagreeing with her mother.

"We know who are behind this and we are going to lynch them if we catch up with them," one of the residents said.

But attempts by the crowd to teach the culprits a lesson did not materialise after the three got word about the plan and disappeared.

There was more drama as a self-proclaimed prophet made his way into the crowd and declared he had powers to exorcise the ghosts haunting the girl.

The prophet from the Akorino sect summoned the girl’s mother and ordered her to kneel down together with her daughter before embarking on a lengthy prayer punctuated by loud chants.

"With the powers that I have, I order the devil who is disturbing this girl to leave her in peace. Shame on the devil! Shetani ashindwe!" the ‘prophet’ chanted amid shouts of halleluya from the crowd.

The minor’s mother said the identity of her tormentors were revealed in a dream after she took her daughter to a prayer session in Nairobi presided over by a popular TV evangelist.

"The preacher said the person behind my daughters woes were my neighbours and in a dream their identity was revealed," she added.

She said owing to the sudden turn of events in her life, the minor had dropped out of school and spent most of her time at home trying to control the demons that were haunting her.

The items, which the 12-year-old was emitting, were put in a black paper bag with residents saying they were to be used as evidence against the suspects.