The story of the Kikuyu prophet or seer Mugo Wa Kibiru or Chege Wa Kibiru who prophesied about the white men and Kenyan independence.
Chege lived in the 18th and early 19th centuries in Kariara, Murang'a near Thika, but his exact dates of birth and death are unknown. His fame arose as a result of his accurate prophecies.
Chege predicted that a giant fig (Mugumo) tree 15 feet in diameter located in Thika would wither and die by the day Kenya gained independence. The British colonialists took the prophecy very seriously that they tended to and reinforced the fig tree with a mound of earth, and then built an iron ring around it to prevent it from falling.
These measures were bound to fail. Shortly before Kenya gained independence from the British, the fig tree was struck by lightning and began to wither rapidly.
On 12 December 1963 when Kenya officially became an independent state, the tree had decayed and died thereby fulfilling Chege Wa Kibiru's prophecy over a century earlier.
You can reach Johana Chege (Kabuchu) on 0728 933 108
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