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Witchdoctor and the Grass-eaters

- Part One - Grass is to animals what Ugali is to man, but not anymore. This scenario is fast changing with many people taking to eating grass in the place of their livestock albeit involuntarily. Well, the last time the world was treated to this was about 2600 years ago when King Nebuchadnezzar was condemned to eat grass like cattle for seven years. This had come as a punishment for going against God’s will and seeking divine-like exaltation… this is a story for another day. The case at hand is a lot more difficult to handle as nobody can adequately and authoritatively ascertain its authenticity. All that we got here are stories from sources with lack of facts. Nevertheless, we write because it is an issue that touches on sensitive areas and has drawn the attention of many. For the past several months it has been in the news the case of a witchdoctor with the ability to make culprits eat grass like livestock. This witchdoctor (name withdrawn) comes from Western Kenya and has been per