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Chapter 9 - Third Face KAYA Ngomeni

Candidates for the top position were identified as Kambe, Ribe, Jibana, Kauma, Rabai, Chonyi, Giriama, Duruma and Digo as per their place of origin. Kaya Ngomeni turned to be a live arena. Divided into four viewing stages, namely the Ocean front, Ten mile race, The battlefield and the Valley of death.

All eyes were on the waters. Eagerly waiting, when suddenly! Digo emerged as the first one and the best underwater swimmer from the deep sea invisible Island. After thirty minutes Rabai came second, ten minutes after Duruma third, Giriama, Ribe, Kauma, Jibana, Chonyi and Kambe respectively followed suite.

Cheering spectators echoed the background when Mngambi (a Council of Elder) was receiving the Warriors one by one as they continue with the ten mile race. Digo senses danger after he finishes first in the ten mile race and finds himself in a battlefield, surrounded by more than ten thousand, fully armed Warriors ready to kill him. The illusion was real, and every eye could see. Digo's sixth sense triggers his pufya strength which is three times stronger than his opponent's ability. His skin becomes as hard as a rock and no spear could Pearce it. He courageously fights the entire army with his bare hands.Kambe with the strength of a Cheetah comes second in the race. In a twinkle of an eye, he finds himself on the battlefield. He becomes stranded on the battlefield. Digo notices this and goes back and grabs him. Out of the blue they both find themselves in the Valley of death. Duruma with a lion's strength is third in the battlefield. Giriama with leopard's, Chonyi with Rhino's, Rabai with Elephant's, Kauma with Buffalo's, Jibana with Bear's, and Ribe with Black Panther's strength, all team up and fights the army together.

In the Valley of death. Giant wild creatures with strange, scary and horrible voices are approaching. Digo is in search of something, at long last he finds it. The nicknamed Chameleon weed. He rubs the weed in his palms and smears it on his body and assist Kambe to do the same. They now smell like every wild creature that comes in their way. Duruma with the entire team arrives in the valley of death. Frightened and bewildered as they were, Digo told them to join hands as he led the way, Finally, they were free and in a flash they found themselves back on the shores.

Drumming and singing in the great joy of Victory, created peace, love and happiness to the people of all the Jimbos of Kaya.

The Successful Digo Warrior Mchinangome, in a nicely fitted lion's skin, is crowned by the Ngambi as the Leader of Kaya Mijikenda.

Meaning of some words.

Ngambi - Council of Elders.

Pakacha - Big woven basket with no handles.

Kigango - A unique carved wooden memorial statue. Pufya - Extraordinary strength.

Fingo - Talisman, a pottery vessel contains not only medicine but also magic charms. It serves to protect the kaya and its inhabitants.

Liko - Canoe.