| In an interesting revelation, the seer's | | | | down. That prophesy somehow reached the |
| messenger who hold in trust the shrines on Mt | | | | colonial Government. The Mugumo tree in Thika |
| Kenya, has made public how the British rule | | | | was reinforced with rails and sheets. |
| came tumbling down not just in Kenya but all | | | | |
| over the world. In a paid up article in the | | | | To fulfil the seer's prophesy, on 1st June |
| PEOPLE DAILY, dated Nov 7, the messenger | | | | 1953, the Mau Mau fighters enticed the |
| revealed among other things what sparked off | | | | British soldiers to cross the marked trench, |
| the interesting story. | | | | by encamping near the trench. The Mau Mau |
| | | | crossed the trench with the British army |
| In 1948, when the Agikuyu, Aembu and Ameru | | | | following in hot pursuit. The Mau Mau |
| communities realised that the British would | | | | celebrated in camp that night. Exactly ten |
| never allow Africans self determination in | | | | years later, on 1st June 1963, the mugumo |
| Kenya, their military wing the Mau Mau | | | | tree in Thika fell down despite all the |
| ascended Mount Kenya with their crude weapons | | | | reinforcements. The day remains a public |
| namely home-made guns, spears, machetes and | | | | holiday in Kenya todate. |
| other nondescript assortment. They laid down | | | | |
| their weapons in prayer. Raising their hands | | | | Interestingly, as the communities set to |
| facing Kigongona Kia Mai(the shrine where the | | | | return to the mountain to seek God's |
| Ark is concealed) the chief seer Mugo wa | | | | intervention again, the British Government |
| Kibiru, led them in reciting their solemn | | | | could feature in bad books once more. The |
| prayer. | | | | seer's have made public three major reasons |
| | | | for seeking God's hand. |
| Ngai mbara ino turathii nawe. | | | | |
| | | | 1}Diplomatic missions engagement in local |
| Nigikorwo turi aku na uri witu. | | | | politics. Four foreign diplomatic missions in |
| | | | Nairobi do not observe code of diplomatic |
| Twahoto niwe wahotwo | | | | etiquette and procedure. These Embassies have |
| | | | changed to 'governorships'. |
| Twahotana niwe wahotana | | | | |
| | | | 2)Errant Church founders who masquerade as |
| Twahota nitugacoka haha tukurutire igongona | | | | 'saints' have entered the world of politics |
| ria ngatho. | | | | with intent of making fortunes. |
| | | | |
| God you are our ally in this war | | | | 3)Leftist politicians who are imbuing |
| | | | electorates with revolutionary doctrines in |
| For we are your people and you are our God | | | | the so called 'majimbo'(federalism) are |
| | | | reminiscence of Yugoslavia - majimbo that |
| Our defeat is your defeat | | | | abetted ethnic cleansing. |
| | | | |
| Our victory is your victory | | | | Although the diplomatic missions referred to |
| | | | above have not been named, it is unlikely |
| If we win we shall assemble here and offer | | | | that the US and UK who have been consistent |
| thanks giving offering. | | | | with their comments on local politics could |
| | | | be left out. Only yesterday, Nov 14 a bishop |
| Like Gideon of the Old Testament, they wanted | | | | was cleared to vie for the country's |
| assurance from God that they would defeat the | | | | presidency. |
| British Army. The Chief Seer left the scene. | | | | |
| After some hours, he came with the message | | | | In a terse observation, the seers have warned |
| from God. He made a trench from where the Mau | | | | that the country is destined to fall in a big |
| Mau were standing and said thus. "The day | | | | civil war. That is why they have requested |
| King George's Army crosses this trench, count | | | | the community members to join them on the |
| ten years, and the British Government will | | | | 20th, 21st and 23rd Nov 2007 in prayers for |
| not only loose the war in Kenya but would | | | | the Nation. |
| loose the whole empire." | | | | |
| | | | We shall watch keenly as the events unfold. |
| The Mau Mau spokesman sort clarification | | | | |
| which year that will be. The Chief Seer said | | | | James G. Kamweru is a tour operator and has |
| the British rule will come to an end in the | | | | been organizing and reporting on Vacation, |
| year the Mugumo(fig) tree in Thika falls | | | | Travel and Tours for years. |