KOMAROCK SHRINE

The name Komarock is said to have been a corruption of the Akamba ``Komaloko”. In Kamba language, Koma means sleeping (An act of sleep or to sleep) the shrine was always referred to as a sacred place elders would journey there to offer sacrifices praying for rain and protection from diseases. Often the old folk say their prayer petitions were always answered, thus fostering the belief amongst the people that an unknown power resided there on the mount.

Bishop Ben Obuca of Fungamano Church and friends Catholic, Protestants, Hindus and Muslims pray here and have their prayers answered. Today, the shrine has been taken over by the Catholic Church, which has turned it into a site for Christian pilgrimage.