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Blemish-free bull reverts ‘cursed’ Kaimenyi to ‘true son of the Ameru’

Njuri Ncheke council of elders show a bull from Education CS Prof Jacob Kaimenyi, a fine that was imposed on him by the elders for gross misconduct that led to his curse and excommunication. He was reinstated again at the Nchiru shrine yesterday. [photo: PATRICK Muthuri/standard]

A white, spotless bull and Sh100,000 in cash were yesterday handed over to leaders of a faction of the Njuri Ncheke Council of Elders that had fined and ostracised embattled Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi three months ago.

In a ceremony held at the Njuri Ncheke shrine, a curse that had been bestowed on the CS was reversed and support declared for Kaimenyi who now reverts back to a "respected true son of the Ameru".

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