Kikuyu traditionists climb Mt. Kenya to bring down the alleged LGBTQ Flag.
Apparently the alleged flag to represent the Lesbians gays bisexual transgender and queer community that was reportedly hoisted at the peak of Mt Kenya, in 2019.
Kikuyu traditionists climb Mt. Kenya to bring down the alleged LGBTQ Flag; They cited that their god is not happy with them.
The traditionists, under the banner of Booi wa Kirira Kia Mugikuyu, has in the past one month pooling resources to help them climb to the peak of the mountain and remove the flag.
On Friday, April 7, the group climbed up the mountain and came back on Sunday, April 9, with the alleged flag that was set on fire at Naromoru, Kieni East Sub-county, Nyeri County.
The flag was afterwards burnt down and the ashes will be thrown into the river that outputs to the Indian ocean, a cleansing rites by Kikuyu elders followed.
A founding member of the group stated,”It is an affront to Gikuyu spirituality, for members of this community to desecrate our Supreme Altar by raising their flag on Kīrīnyaga (Mt Kenya),”
“We were determined to bring the flag down and thereafter perform cleansing rites by our sages,” he added.
Another member of the group stated that the removal of the flag is a presentation that the community should not accept culture that will alien them from the traditions.
He stated,”Our people should pause and ask themselves why all these bad things are occurring in the community, including unexplained killings almost on a daily basis. This is a clear indication that Mwenenyaga is not happy with us.”
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