My grandfather, Kĩrĩro, hailed from Mbarĩ ya Karũgũ. My mother used to tell me stories of how he had to flee Mũrang’a after witchcraft ignited catastrophic fires across the homesteads, tragically claiming many children. He was given traditional medicine and commanded to walk into the distant night, strictly warned never to look back. Does this not intimately remind you of the biblical story of Lot and his wife escaping Sodom and Gomorrah? Our Kikuyu ancestors, though operating within their pre-Christian traditions beneath the sacred Mugumo tree, experienced profound allegories of faith, judgment, and salvation that seamlessly echo the ultimate Word of God. Recognizing these parallels bridges our cultural past with our Christian present.