Another case of Real Life Weirdness, however, this case is truly horrific and unimaginable. May the victims rest in peace…
Kisili, a district in Kenya, Africa is in the middle of its own witch trials. It’s been going on for months and almost 60 victims have been burned alive.
Much like The Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts from 1692 to 1693, citizens are being dragged from their homes and are being accused of performing witchcraft. During the Salem Witch Trials, those that stood accused were housed in a jail like environment until they could stand trail – which may seem troubling to some of you. The witch trials in Kenya, however, are much more violent with public beatings and people literally being burned alive without any sort of chance to explain themselves. The villiagers watch in enjoyment as “witches” are being burned alive in the streets.
So why is this happening?
While some part of the madness is due to a witchcraft, voodoo, witch doctor hysteria sweeping the Kisili region, a much more sinister explanation is available. The Kisili district is one of the largest, most fertile regions in Kenya. Many of the elderly people who live there are no longer farmers and live in a retired fashion off the land. It is believed that citizens of the area are using the witchcraft hysteria as a means to drag people out of their homes and eliminate them…all so they can gain entry to the property and take over the land. People are being murdered in cold blood for their land and it’s all being done under the guise of witchcraft.
I will pray that whatever government exists in Kenya comes to these peoples aid. I hope that the madness stops before more people are humiliated and tortured for no reason. If there ever was a case for foreign governments to get involved, this would be one. So sad and depressing for humanity. The greed that some people hold inside them, the things they are willing do to for money… Unimaginable…
