Should Uhuru Kenyatta worry about the Mugumo trees falling in Nyeri?

Some of the Kikuyu men inspect a fig tree

In the last two weeks, two Mugumo trees have fallen in Nyeri County, causing concern and anxiety among the locals. The community believes that when a Mugumo tree falls, it is a signal that ‘something’ will happen.

When the latest Mugumo tree fell recently after a heavy downpour in Nyeri, a council of Gikuyu elders, commonly known as Kiama kia Ma, went to inspect the tree that fell earlier on former Internal Security Minister Dr Chris Murungaru farm at Game Rock area in the outskirts of Nyeri town. The elders were on site to conduct rituals to ward off evil.