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Ventriloquist: Making puppets talk to entertain people is art, not witchcraft

Nelson Gichen aka Baba Johnte as he is popularly known within his locality in Westlands, Nairobi is a ventriloquist. According to Merriam Webster dictionary, a ventroloquist is someone who undertakes a performance act of stagecraft. He does this by creating an illusion that their voice is coming from somewhere else, usually a puppet.

Gichen entertains people using dummies or puppets by making them talk like humans. Most of the time, he employs the most humorous stints to entertain his audience.

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