Gospel musician Daddy Owen has recounted on how he almost fell for a cultist’s trick.
He share his experience with some pastors who strategically were devoted to recruit him into a cult.
His sentiments comes amidst cult talks that have taken a toll in the country following the uncouth findings at Shakakhola in Kilifi where the controversial Cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been brainwashing his followers and subjecting them into starvation untill death after which they are assured of meeting Jesus.
Mackenzie who is now in police custody is responsible for 73 deaths, as of today, of his followers who took heed to his misleading teachings.
Taking to his Twitter account, Daddy Owen put up a long post narrating the whole incident involving pastors luring him with a goody they knew he would die for,atleast at that time.
He begins by describing the young him at that time.
“KARIBU NI JOIN CULT!!!… I was young, guileless, naive upcoming Gospel musician, i used to live in Buruburu pale phase 3 with my bro…”
He continues to narrate the genesis of the whole thing at a high end hotel.
“so one day a pastor calls me and we agreed to meet, so tukameet kwa restaurant zile za leafy suburbs, zile zenye all guests coming in uonekana how they drove in, kama umetembea utaoneka tu coz utaingia ka mwizi or msee amelost.”
“So I entered looking like I was lost, the first thing huyo Passie asked was “you dont have a car?” … with a raspy and hoarse voice, you can all guess my answer. He inquired about my church, immediately nikamshow I fellowship at KAG Buruburu, afterwhich he interjected and said, “Thats a boring church for such a vibrant young man like you” So he invited me to his church along ngong road…”
” So one Sunday I went to his church which was small with people in suits. The ladies were very beautiful. I sat at a corner. A lady usher came to me to tell me the pastor wants me to sit in front.”
“The service started by the pastor bragging about how ig of a person he is back at his home in Port Harcourt Nigeria. His dressing code alone portrayed. Then he’s speaking about investments and why we should invest like him and how he can show us how to make money!”
” Tithes and offerings came in big envelopes yet I had none. When I opened up to the pastor, he said, “relax my son, i want to buy u a car!”
He added that the pastor at some point wanted to monitor their interactions with others. In every service, phones and electricity had to be switched off!
According to Daddy Owen, 2 months down the line,he had not received his car. After his due diligence, he discovered that the pastor was looking for young influential people like him,to use them to attract more followers by telling them, “u know even Daddy Owen fellowships with us”,so daddy Owen was there solely for credibility purposes.
“Na akipata superstar mzito kukuliko msee unarushwa kwa viti za nyuma na story ya gari inaisha na the new superstar ndio anakaa kwa hizo viti za hapo mbele. Ultimately, the plan is some are there to be brainwashed and to be lured into this cultic movement whence people like us were baits ama ndowano ya kushika ma big fish!” He wrote.
He also gave an example of his friends who got trapped in the circus.
“The saddest story is of three learned friends of mine who went in too deep, lost all their wealth and one lady has never recovered to date, financially and mentally, she was very very successful then, i look at her today and my heart drops. The Yoruba man moved back to his country after minting innocent Kenyans and converting them with some weird doctrine. The congregants used to view ths man as a man with super powers! They used certain language and codes, they dressed in a certain way, food and eating time was scheduled like a ritual!”
He then described how the brainwashing happens like a magic bullet to an extent that even the smarter ones cannot fathom or detect.
“The point is, We all think we’re too smart to be taken advantage by someone, like u think kuna mafala but si wewe and that belief actually makes us very vulnerable. My 3 friends are learned, polished and cultured, but they left their big houses and started living with this man in karen. He convinced them to sell all their properties. By the time he left all of them were poor.”