Gospel artist Solomon Mkubwa Revealed that he lost his hand because he was Bewitched by a family member.

Kenyan based Congolese gospel artist from Mombasa Solomon Mkubwa has revealed the circumstances that led to him losing his left arm.

The artist who shot to fame after the release of his single “ Mfalme Wa Amani” says that his left arm started swelling by itself when he was 12 years old.  

The gospel singer narrated how his parents took him to doctors and even traditional herbalist to get a remedy but none of them was able to diagnose what was wrong with his arm.

For three years Solomon had to live with his swollen arm until a time when some “Wazungu” as he calls them opened a hospital in his neighborhood.

  “Even they were unable to tell what was wrong with my arm”, he says. The Wazungus however recommended that it was advisable to amputate his arm to save his life as whatever ailed his arm would spread to the rest of his body and cost him his life.

Solomon revealed that he later came to realize that his step mother had bewitched him and caused the swelling on his arm. She herself confessed to the act after I got amputated and the swelling healed up.

His popoular song “Mfalme Wa Amani” was inspired by this incident where he says he encourages people to seek help form God as he had tried doctors and witch doctors alike but they never found a solution for him.