- In a case of “having a taste of your own medicine,” a traditional healer has died after consuming herbs he had administered to a client
- Kapoya Chiyesu had given some roots to a woman named Edith Chilanda, who approached him for help with a swollen leg
- She, however, started vomiting and was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival
- When villagers accosted Chiyesu over the death, he consumed the same concoction to prove it wasn’t poisonous but also died a few minutes later
A witch doctor and his client, a 59-year-old woman, have both died after ingesting a concoction made of poisonous herbs.
Details indicate that tragedy started when the woman named Edith Chilanda approached traditional healer Kapoya Chiyesu for help with a swollen leg.
Client started vomiting after taking concoction
Mwebantu records that, as is routine, Chiyesu administered herbs to the woman, who later started vomiting and was rushed to the hospital.
Members of the public descended on the traditional healer and accused him of giving the client poisonous herbs.
According to North-Western province commanding officer Dennis Moola, the angry family members and residents frogmarched the witch doctor to Kabompo police station.
While still at the police station, the family received information that their kin had passed on before being treated.
Chiyesu also died after consuming “medicine”
In a bid to prove that the medicine was not harmful, Chiyesu also took the concoction, after which he too started vomiting.
The traditional healer was rushed to the Kabompo District hospital but was also pronounced dead upon arrival.
“The now deceased, Edith Chilanda called a traditional healer from Zambezi district by the name of Kapoya Chiyesu to come and heal her of her illness of a swollen leg. The said healer went and administered herbs to the deceased around on Thursday, June 15th around 14:00 hours,” Moola said.
The officer revealed that police visited the house of the deceased woman and collected roots in an ukwa bag as well as boiled herbs in a pot, which are believed to have been taken by both deceased persons.
Witchdoctor minting from public
In a different story, a Malawian witch doctor who moved to Zimbabwe is smiling all the way to the bank after claiming he has the power to make people rich and fly them abroad.
Julius Bwanali from Malawi uses beads and sticks as his tools of trade and charges KSh 150 per service.
Bwanali said he can bring back lost lovers, help with promotions, jobs, and court cases, as well.
