The Man Who Moo’ed And Other Dark Tales

 

Juju (fetishes) found in a Government office

How much witchcraft and child sacrifice is found in Kisiizi and Uganda. West Africa is well known for having this alongside Christianity and Islam.  Here it is much less common, but certainly is exists, even in Kisiizi.  As foreigners who are practicing Christians, we do not come face to face with witchcraft.  But our Ugandan colleagues told us the following cases from their own lives or villages. There is the story of The Man Who Moo’ed, and more. To be found on our Tales from The Dark Side page.

Below was a story that made the national press. I have been approached on 2014 and asked to remove it as accusations made in the original article were proved unfounded in the Ugandan Courts. Therefore I have heavily modified the article to protect individuals. Our concern is not Mr A or Mrs B, but the welfare of ordinary people against the risk of witchcraft (alongside so

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Fear gripped a Government headquarters in Kampala yesterday when fetishes were discovered in a senior manager’s office.

The juju, as the stuff is locally known, was stacked in a plastic bag in the ceiling. It was not clear who hid the fetishes in the ceiling and for how long they had been there.

Controversy hit this body recently leading to the suspension of three senior managers, suspended to pave way for investigation into the source of the Ugandan Shillings are said to have been stolen

The watchdog has also been accused of irregular allocation of concessions .

According to sources, the items were discovered by a carpenter who was on routine office maintenance. On close scrutiny, the plastic bag contained mysterious herbs, coffee beans wrapped in dry banana leaves, brown powder, dead fireflies and bats. “Being a God-fearing person, I cannot be scared by the witchcraft,” he said.  Sources also remarked that witchcraft was the reason “why child sacrifice is on the rise in the country”. The management would invite pastors and bishops to hold prayers at the premises to exorcise any demons there. He also urged the Police to intervene and resolve the matters related to witchcraft in the country.