The armed robbers have killed three people in the area.
Uringo division Njuri Ncheke chairman Julius Mbogori said the robbers who are armed with guns and dagger have wreaked havoc in the area.
“Three armed men recenty attacked a resident known as Kinyua luckicly he escaped.In California they stole from residents and stabbed some with daggers. Eight pigs belonging to a catholic priest Francis Liwa were also poisoned,Solar water pump was stolen” Mbogori said
The elders perfomed the curse known as ‘Uthi’ on the culprits. Uthi is the worse curse that the elders can invoke it is worse than a curse known ‘Kithiri’. In Kithiri one can be cleansed of the curse after paying ‘Mirongo Ithatu’ a fine that one gives out three white bulls.
On Saturday the 67 elders gathered at their headquarters shrine they applied red marks on their cheeks, slaughtered a lamb and threw it in fire made from dry twigs from Sodom apple. They threw in ripe sodom apples as they chanted cursing words adding more firewood and Sodom apples until the lamb burned to ashes. They started at 10 am and ended at 4pm.
According to Mbogori the lamb was accepted by God and in 21 days the culprits will either commit suicide by hanging, swallow poison or be hit by a vehicle to death.
“‘Uthi’ is irreversible they will perish like the lamb burned to ashes,” Mbogori said.
Matias Maingis aid his bar was raided and all his stock stolen.
He several traders have had losses due to rampant theft.