The ‘murmuring and weeping’ ghost stones of Kopere

James Onyango, a resident of Kopere says the stones have been lying on the Chemelil-Nandi road for years with the numbers printed on them.  [Photo: Abenea Ndago/Standard]

By Abenea Ndago

Nandi, Kenya: There was a time when walking past the stones at Kopere Centre along the Chemelil-Nandi road in the evening was unthinkable. Passers-by even spread rumour that if one went near the stones, he could hear ghosts murmuring or even reprimanding their own children.