Shetani alinituma niuwe politician statehouse! Kithuka Kimunyi Musyimi speaks on GSU Ramadhan Khamis Mattanka death

The Kithuka Satan real target claim has gripped Kenya with chilling intrigue, as the 56-year-old suspect in the brutal slaying of a GSU officer at State House stunned investigators by alleging demonic possession drove the attack, while cryptically insisting his intended victim was a high-profile figure he refuses to name.

Kithuka Kimunyi Musyimi, a Makueni County resident with a history of erratic behaviour, made the bombshell assertion during police grilling, painting a portrait of supernatural compulsion that has detectives probing beyond the bow-and-arrow ambush for deeper motives tied to shadowy grudges.

The horror unfolded early Monday at State House’s fortified gates, where Musyimi, who had trekked overnight from his rural home, allegedly tricked Officer Ramadhan Khamis Mattanka into a fatal close-quarters exchange.

Armed with a handmade bow and arrows, crafted from scavenged wood and nails, Musyimi struck the 28-year-old sentry in the chest, the shaft piercing ribs and lung before lodging near the heart, per autopsy findings from Kenyatta National Hospital.

Mattanka, a dedicated Muslim father from Kajiado, succumbed on the spot, his body airlifted to the mortuary as alarms blared across the presidential enclave. Musyimi, subdued by backup forces, was hauled away bloodied and ranting, his initial ravings about “Satan’s command” dismissed as delirium until formal statements solidified the eerie narrative.

In custody at Central Police Station, Musyimi doubled down, telling interrogators he was “summoned by the devil” in a vision the night before, compelled to Nairobi for a divine reckoning.

But the twist came when pressed on why a lowly guard became collateral: “That wasn’t the plan; the real target was someone else, but I can’t say,” he reportedly whispered, eyes darting as if fearing reprisal.

Sources close to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) describe the confession as a breakthrough, sparking a frantic digital forensics dive into his phone logs and social media ghosts for clues to the unnamed mark; whispers point to political or business rivals in Makueni’s fractious circles, where land disputes simmer like bushfires.

Musyimi’s family, huddled in a Makueni village under media siege, paints a tragic prelude of untreated mental fragility.

“He’s been hearing voices since his wife’s passing five years ago; doctors called it schizophrenia, but we couldn’t afford the meds,” his brother, Joseph Kimeu, told reporters outside Kibera Law Courts Tuesday, where a magistrate remanded Musyimi for 14 days to allow profiling and witness canvassing.

The frail suspect, shuffling in leg irons and mumbling prayers, requested psychiatric evaluation, a plea echoed by rights groups demanding a halt to capital charges if insanity holds.

Mattanka’s kin, meanwhile, reels in raw anguish. His mother, Judith Jerotich, 55, collapsed at the mortuary, wailing, “Why my only son? He was guarding the nation’s heart; what evil pierced his?”

The officer’s burial rites unfolded somberly in Kajiado Wednesday, drawing GSU pallbearers and dignitaries who vowed a full probe into the breach.

How did a bow slip past metal detectors? Interior PS Raymond Omollo called it a “lone wolf anomaly”, but opposition MPs like Fred Outa decry lapses in elite security, linking it to broader underfunding of forces amid Ruto’s budget squeezes.

The claim regarding Kithuka Satan as a real target goes beyond mere violence, exploring Kenya’s complex issues of mental health neglect, where one in four adults struggle silently according to WHO statistics, as well as the dangers posed by unsecured public figures.

As forensics sift for that elusive name, Makueni locals murmur of jilted feuds and occult whispers, turning a guard’s grave into a national riddle. For Musyimi, locked in Kamiti’s shadows, the devil’s deed might unravel his last secrets or seal a madness plea.