Sekuru Chisanyu (Photo: H-Metro)
hehehehe...... A
registered Traditional Medicine Practitioner has talked like never
before on his relationships with pastors, prophets and how they handle
prostitutes.
While speaking in an exclusive interview with H-Metro,
a registered Traditional Medicine Practitioner and the founding
president of the Zimbabwe National Practitioners Association (ZINPA),
Sekuru Friday Chisanyu, opened up on their relationships with Men of
God, how they handle s*x workers, and many more.
Below are excerpts from the chat;
What is your relationship with the church? We have heard
cases that some pastors or prophets are coming to you for powers to
prophesy and heal people?
Looking at the outward appearance, there is tension but internally
there is unity. People go to church during the day but under the cover
of darkness they visit us and they will be at our surgeries.
Those pastors and prophets will be at our surgeries but during the
day they will be demonising us. At the same time, it does not mean
nángas don’t go to church, they will be there in the afternoon.
Any names?
I cannot divulge names of our clients, that is unprofessional but they come.
What is your take on miracles, do you have miracles in ATR (African Traditional Religion)?
Miracles started in ATR and they would be called Mapipi or
mashiripiti. Unlike what we are witnessing from these modern prophets,
ours were traceable. The lame walk, the blind see and because it is
special we don’t make noise about it. These days you just hear of
testimonies that so and so who were blind are now seeing but there is no
record of their blindness. Those guys are hiring people to pretend or
to act as blind, and in wheelchairs, kutsvaga mari. If they want us to
believe in them, Jairos Jiri is there, go and raise one child living
with disability, one only.
Prostitution is high these days, what is your take?
Prostitution is rife these days because of lack of education. Not
the conventional type of education but guidance and counselling. In ATR
there was education of boys and girls about s*x and marriage. There is
no longer the sacredness of s*x. Many are taking it as a game, just for
fun.
These days counselling is no longer there. Back then, there were
uncles and aunts who would counsel boys and girls about s*x, its
importance, disadvantages and effects but these days it is no longer
there. Vasikana vaitiza vakomana because they were told not to get too
close to someone before the right time.
Nowadays children of 13 are having relationships and s*x. Going
forward, the meaning of s*x to them is just fun hence even in marriage
they will continue having s*x outside wedlock.
What else can you attribute prostitution to?
FC: These days economic challenges are also driving people into
prostitution. People are struggling and the only viable way especially
for women is to engage in s*x, selling their bodies. Young children are
visible in the streets. The parents can’t keep up with demands of
children these days.
We hear that you help most of the s*x workers in getting clients? Does not that contribute to HIV issues?
We have a good relationship with s*x workers and I feel we are the
ones who make them use condoms more than their manufacturers. They come
to our surgeries and we give them luck charms with a condition that she
will not engage in unprotected s*x.
If she has unprotected s*x, the luck is gone and she will be on a
dry spell. They bring their condoms, toisamuti. They comply hence they
remain in business. If she has unprotected s*x, everything is gone.
What do you advise them? And do they comply?
No to have unprotected s*x. Some have high paying and loyal clients
and the advice is if he gets an STI from you do you think he will come
back? And the answer will be no, hence comply on using protection and
they do so.
Tell us about the luck charms?
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