Village elders drawn from Gitei village in Gathanje area, Kiambu county on Friday turned up at the late Brian Chira’s home in Githunguri to perform a cleansing ritual.
This came amid concerns from the villagers over the misconduct by mourners who thronged his burial ceremony last month.
While stating that what they had witnessed was taboo, the elders agreed to convene at Chira’s home to conduct a cleansing ceremony to chase away any negative spirits left behind.
“We didn’t like the way they dressed, smoked and drank alcohol in front of us. They didn’t even respect the clergy. They were disrespecting our Kikuyu traditions, and we’ve never seen that before. They urinated everywhere. That’s not the way we were brought up.”
They expressed concern over the lifestyle adopted by Kenyan youth, claiming they had abandoned their cultures and religion in totality.
“We’re worried about their future and how they’re going to raise their own children. It was a struggle even for the church to get access to the grave site. They don’t seem to know what they’re doing. We are calling on our village to hold a cleansing ceremony to remove any negative spirits left behind,” one of the villagers said.
During the ceremony, the elders began with prayers to seek forgiveness for what happened during the late TikToker’s funeral, they also performed cleansing rituals to clean the atmosphere and chase away any negative spirits lingering in the village.
They also held banners condemning the LGBTQ community and some of the activities they witnessed as well as the use of illicit brew.
Chira tragically lost his life in a hit-and-run accident in Karuri, Kiambu County. A friend who was with him explained that Chira had been to a local club and had had too much to drink.
Brian Chira was laid to rest on his grandmother’s ancestral land in Gitei village, Gathanje, Kiambu County on March 26.
The burial ceremony drew a crowd of prominent figures from the content creating community, known as the “Chira Clan,” and left the villagers astonished.
