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 Misambwa was made illegal and Masinde was arrested for fomenting religious hatred.
Dini Ya Misambwa is a monotheistic religion, it's followers worshiping in Nyasaye/Were Through ancestral spirits(Misambwa) in cave shrines.
References
- ↑ Newsletter, Institute of Current World Affairs, August 1, 1954
- ↑ Prophetic Movements: Eastern Africa, New Encyclopedia of Africa, 4th edition Pages 261-270, 2008
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