Ringing story of exotic Kilifi bells whose melodies charmed church

St Thomas Aglican Church in Kilifi.

It was unimaginable to mix white sins and black sins. To achieve  this, every time the six centre pieces hit the walls of the gigantic bells in a rhythmic order, the white congregants would meekly enter the porch and occupy the 15 wooden pews.

One level above the 20 or so worshipers, a pair of six black hands would alternately let loose the nooses and wait, without a word being uttered so as not to contravene the notice nailed on the wall.