Kenya's Rastafarians Celebrate 95 Years Since Haile Selassie’s coronation

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Members of Kenya’s Rastafari community gathered in Gikambura, Kiambu County, to mark the 95th anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie I’s coronation, an event revered by followers as a symbol of Africa's spiritual awakening.  Footage shows a vibrant celebration filled with drumming, reggae music, and chants, as attendees dressed in traditional colours of red, gold, and green honoured the Ethiopian emperor’s legacy.  “It’s a great day. He was crowned the titles King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Seventy-two nations came together and recognised that truly he is the one,” said community elder Ng’ang’a Njuguna.  Njuguna emphasised that Rastafari is not a religion but a 'livity', a spiritual way of life.  “Through Rastafari, we know how to live with nature, live in peace with one another. We love the environment and engage ourselves in natural activities that can relieve Mother Earth,” he said.  He added that official recognition by the Kenyan government has strengthened the community’s visibility and confidence. Once marginalised and misunderstood, the Rastafari movement gained legal recognition as a religion in 2019, following a landmark court ruling.  Originating in Jamaica in the 1930s, Rastafarianism was inspired by Haile Selassie’s coronation, which followers saw as the fulfilment of prophecy and a sign of divine liberation from colonial rule. The movement spread worldwide through migration, Pan-Africanism, and reggae music, made famous by artists such as Bob Marley.  Follow us on: WhatsApp cutt.ly/WhatsAppCFM https://twitter.com/capitalfmkenya/ https://www.facebook.com/capitalfmkenya https://www.instagram.com/capitalfmkenya  Subscribe to Capital FM News for More: https://goo.gl/um4AGk  98.4 Capital FM 93.0 Western Kenya 98.5 Nakuru and Nyeri 104.5 Malindi 102.7 Garissa 103.9 Meru 106.5 Kitui 104.9 Voi  #CapitalFmKenya #Rasta

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00:30He was crowned in Ethiopia, in Addis Ababa, 72 nations come and bow and acknowledge that

00:59truly he is the one.

01:24Rastafari, first, is just a rivety, it's not a religion, no political movement, it's just

01:31a rivety, natural rivety, as was given to us by the Almighty, Islas the first.

01:37So, through Rastafari, we know how to live with nature, live in peace with one another,

01:46the love environment, engage yourself with the natural activities that can relieve Mama

01:55Earth, can relieve everyone.

01:58So, and creativity, within Rastafari, we have a lot of creativity, a lot of inspiration.

02:05Rastafari, first, is to be a part of Rastafari, a part of Rastafari, a part of Rastafari,

02:20a part of Rastafari.

02:32One of the reasons, not Rastafari, I say we are growing, is because recently we got recognized

02:39by the government of Kenya as a society, as a people, rigorly recognized.

02:46So this one is giving us strength, and it is encouraging a lot of people to come and

02:52join, to come and see what we are really doing.

03:02Aiman grew up in the ministry church, where I got to ask myself,

03:32lots of questions, you know, first I saw that they are dealing with the white Christ,

03:43of which is brought up with the white supremacy, of which I and I are not a part of it, because

03:51I and I are not white, I am black, yes I, and my roots are in Africa, yes I, so I must,

03:59I must search for the black Christ, yes I, and the only place I found the black Christ,

04:06and the fullness of the order, is in Bobo Shanti house.

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