Members of Kabonokia sect pray during a Sunday service on September 8, 2019 at the home of their leader Gitonga M’Mpunguru in Irunduni village,Tharaka North.
Gitonga M’Mpunguru led faithful for over 50 years.
Members of Kabonokia sect, which has its roots in Tharaka-Nithi, Meru, Embu and Kitui counties, have been thrown into a spiritual tailspin after their self-declared leader Gitonga M’Mpunguru died.
The 71-year-old resident of Irunduni village in Tharaka-Nithi died last Thursday after falling ill the previous day. The man, whose faith does not subscribe to modern medicine, was buried almost immediately as sect doctrines dictate.
