This archive report was first published on 20 September 2019.
Published on September 20, 2019, a worrying trend has emerged in Kenya where people are seeking shortcuts to success and wealth through black magic and witchcraft.
From stealing from the public purse to stock market speculation, pyramid schemes, and now witchcraft, Kenyans are increasingly turning to get-rich-quick antics to achieve their goals.
People are casting spells on their businesses and consulting witchdoctors to help them get ahead in their careers, rather than working hard to earn their success.
Even in the leafy suburbs, witchdoctors openly advertise their magical prowess, offering to help people with problems such as a husband's wandering eye or bad luck.
Church people are also getting in on the act, carrying amulets, chicken nails, and other tools of darkness, and seeking the intervention of the underworld at night.
As a rational human being who believes in science, I find it puzzling that people are regressing into the primitive and backward world of magic.
Why can't we work for our money, love, and success? Why do we want to obtain advantages that we don't deserve? Why are we so corrupt and mean-spirited?
Success without hard work and application is a contradiction in terms, and no society can progress on the back of magic.
By investing their time and money in foolishness, Kenyans are destroying not just the fabric of their own lives, but also the foundations of their society.
