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Forget the weather man, 'matumbo' can predict death, strange diseases, sunny or rainy days

While in some communities intestines from either cows, goats or sheep are a delicacy (also known as matumbo), this is not the case with others such as the Nandi, Keiyo, Pokot, Turkana and Marakwet.  

In these regions, one can predict calamities, ranging from death, strange diseases and how the weather pattern will turn out just by examining animal intestines. 

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