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Where a man passes himself as 'God': Is religion the opium of the Luhya people?

Followers of Jehovah Wanyonyi during a church service at Chemororoch village in Uasin Gishu county

There is something about the Luhya Nation and attachment to food, devotion to home life and religion. It is only in Luhyaland where a man would pass himself as ‘God,’ with a compound that features a ‘jail’ of fire.

The said deity is one Mikaili Jehovah Wanyonyi — who once threatened to unleash HIV/Aids on Kenyans if the government did not advance him Sh3 billion!

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