Kikuyu traditionalists destroy suspected LGBTQ flag hosted at the peak of Mt Kenya
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Flag suspected to represent the LGBTQ community that was hosted at the peak of Mt Kenya destroyed by Kikuyu traditionalists
Flag suspected to represent the LGBTQ community that was hosted at the peak of Mt Kenya destroyed by Kikuyu traditionalists.
A group of Kikuyu traditionalists, on Sunday, destroyed a flag alleged to represent the LGBTQ community that was reportedly hoisted at the peak of Mt Kenya, in 2019.
The group, under the banner of Booi wa Kirira Kia Mugikuyu, loosely translated to ‘the gathering for Kikuyu culture’, has in the last one month been raising funds for them to scale the mountain and remove the flag alleged to represent the LGBTQ community.
The traditionalist scaled Mt Kenya for two days, from Friday, April 7 to Sunday, April 9, and removed the flag before setting it on fire at Naromoru, Kieni East Sub-county, Nyeri County.
Kikuyu elders later followed with cleansing rites pointing out that the ashes from the burnt flag would be thrown into the river that flows to the Indian Ocean.
According to Kimani Charagu, the founding member of Booi wa Kirira, hoisting the flag on top of Mt Kenya had the effect of desecrating Kikuyu’s holiest shrine.
“It is an affront to Gikuyu spirituality for members of this community to desecrate our Supreme Altar by raising their flag on Kīrīnyaga (Mt Kenya).
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We were determined to bring the flag down and thereafter perform cleansing rites by our sages,” said Charagu as reported by Citizen Digital.
Ngarau Njonjo, who was in the team that climbed the mountain, stated that uprooting the said flag and the cleansing ceremony was a stern message that the community will not be used as a doormat for immoral activities.
Others members said the move was a way of preserving the sanctity of Mt Kenya as well as Kikuyu culture for the benefit of future generations.
Murugu was Kimari, the Booi was Kirira treasurer and said the flag could be partly blamed for the recent unexplained killing in the region.
“Our people should pause and ask themselves why all these bad things are occurring in the community, including unexplained killings almost daily,” stated Murugu.
“This is a clear indication that Mwenenyaga is not happy with us.”
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