Dini Ya Msambwa

Masaba cave shrine
Shrine of Elijah Masinde

The Dini ya Misambwa (Religion of the Ancestor) was an anti-white religion[1] practiced among the Luhya people of western Kenya.[2] It was founded by Elijah Masinde in 1936. after Kenyan independence 1968 Dini ya Misamb was made illegal and Masinde was arrested for fomenting religious hatred.

References

  1. ↑ Newsletter, Institute of Current World Affairs, August 1, 1954
  2. ↑ Prophetic Movements: Eastern Africa, New Encyclopedia of Africa, 4th edition Pages 261-270, 2008

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