- The pastor was arrested after locals of Kataa village raised alarm

- He said he was determined to flush out demons through the blood of a cat

- Police from Ndolos Police Station saved his life as locals almost lynched him

A self-proclaimed pastor with alleged powers to heal and exorcise demons through the blood of a cat has left residents of Kataa village in Kitui county in shock.

The man who claimed to be 25-years old and alleged to hail from Machakos county, did not reveal his name.

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According to villagers who spoke to TUKO.co.ke, the man had been traversing the village for the past one month claiming to be offering prayers to locals but they suspected he belongs to a cult.

On the fateful day, Sunday, August 11, he was cornered at a homestead where he was found praying for the home while holding the head of a cat to cleanse it of demons.

As he prayed, it is said he uttered these words:

"Through the blood of the cat, I destroy the works of each witch, wizards, sorcerers and all other powers of darkness!"

Kataa residents in disbelief could not comprehend the way the pastor could walk with a dead cat praying for people.

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"This man is evil... We know cats are evil”, said a resident.

Both the pastor and the lady of the homestead were arrested by Ndolos police awaiting to be charged, though the police say they did not know exactly which charges to press on him.

The man is yet to be identified as he didn't have any legal and national identification documents, though he claimed to be Kenyan of Kamba and Kikuyu parents.

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As he was escorted to police for fear of being lynched, he could be heard saying even Jesus is referred to a the Lion, the King of Judah and so, a cat is a symbol of holiness.

"You say I am devilish, why did God send a dove during Jesus’ baptism? A cat rebukes devil and I will get witchcraft in this village," he said.

The man defended himself claiming he had not done anything wrong, saying he was invited to pray and chase away demonic forces out of the homestead.

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