Residents of Kitwe Kyanjovu Village in Kyazanga Subcounty, Lwengo District, are breathing a sigh of relief after a dramatic joint operation between traditional healers and a Christian clergyman destroyed witchcraft items that had plagued them for years.
For half a decade, the homestead of Muhammed Lutalo had been the epicentre of strange misfortunes.
Horns, bones, and other suspicious items mysteriously appeared around his house, accompanied by unexplained illnesses and family distress.
“I thought it was a petty grudge at first,” Lutalo recalled. “But when my children started falling sick in unexplained circumstances, I knew it was something deeper.”
In a rare display of unity, traditional healers were invited to dig up and burn the alleged charms.
What caught the residents’ attention was the presence of a man of God from Kakoma Church of Uganda, clad in full clerical robes and carrying a wooden cross.
Throughout the exercise, he prayed loudly, quoting scripture and declaring deliverance over the home, even as the witch doctors carried out their rituals. Witnesses say his prayers grew more intense whenever suspicious objects were unearthed.
“We needed both spiritual and cultural cleansing,” said village chairperson Achileo Ntambazi, who praised the collaboration.
The exorcism revealed dozens of buried charms, believed to have been planted by Juliet Kibetenga, allegedly imported from Bunyarugulu and Isingiro.
The incident has sparked calls for government intervention to curb the planting of witchcraft in communities.
By the end of the day, the suspected items had been burned, prayers offered, and songs of praise sung — marking the end of a five-year nightmare for Lutalo’s family and neighbours.