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she got lost in the water. This occurred on Saturday and on the following Monday she was discovered lying upon a rock violently vomiting. Her explanation of these events was that the associated spirits from her craft would not leave her alone.

She claims that she has paid a heavy price in this attempted conversion as she has two sons immediately upon their birth. It is no surprise that she abandoned this conversion to Christianity and reverted back to being a local witchdoctor. Unfortunately her husband could not understand this and within a short period of time left Mutinda.

In time Mutinda ended up living in Nairobi where others from her original homeland could be helped by her unusual but effective methods. Strasngely upon settleing in this new home she became the attention of people from all walks of life with problems and difficulties for her to solve. It is not unusual for the neighbors to see Asians visiting her in her one room home asking for her services. Although normal physicans dfo not any longer make house calls Mutinda will. She has made numerous housecalls to patients who happen to be too ill to come to her and even after she will make her rounds to ensure that they are still alrigfht and feeling well.

Mutinda is illiterate and generally does not have any idea of what is going on in the news. She is unaware of the ongoing controversy between the witchdoctors and the current administration. When the discussion of witchdoctors is brought up she will quickly inform you that she is not a witch but merely undoes what evil witches do. She clearly lets the inquirer know that what she does is strickly for the good of the people and not for harming others.
When bewitched people approach Mutinda she undoes the current spell and then offers then protection from the spell being placed upon them again.

Her tools are of modest means and consist of cowrie shells, a bow, a calabash, a horn, gourd and a small mirror. She readily uses these tools to discover the root of the patients problems as well as the best direct way to deal with it.

Mutinda does not try to deal with medical problems. If she senses that the patients problem is rooted medically she will quickly advise them to seek the proper medial attention needed. One of her major complaints these days is the rising commercialization in the area of witchdoctors. It is not unusual these days to see may of the witchdoctors advertising their services and this Mutinda does not feel is proper. Her belief is that many of these commercial witchdoctors have purchased their craft and this to Mutinda is not good as spirits like jinni will return after you die to haunt your offspring.

Mutinda has three daughters and five sons all of which she has managed to provide successful education for through her craft. She will tell you that this is the only life she knows and that is what she shall remain doing until she dies.

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