Kikwete blamed charlatan witchdoctors, many masquerading as traditional
healers, for extracting body parts such as genitals, tongues and breasts.
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Witchdoctor killings condemned
Thu Apr 3, 11:20 AM ET
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete has condemned
witchdoctors who kill albinos and harvest their body parts in the hope it
will bring prosperity.
He said 19 albinos had been murdered since March 2007, and another two
were
missing presumed dead in the east African country.
"Sometimes, word spreads around that body parts of people with certain
physical attributes like bald people or albinos contribute greatly to
attaining quick prosperity," Kikwete said in a monthly state of the nation
speech late on Wednesday.
"These killings are shameful and distressing to our society," he added.
Albinos are often accused in Tanzania of being witches themselves.
There are an estimated 270,000 people who suffer from the condition which
stops them producing pigment in their skin, hair and eyes in the country
of
39 million.
Kikwete blamed charlatan witchdoctors, many masquerading as traditional
healers, for extracting body parts such as genitals, tongues and breasts.
"Many of the witchcraft killings happen because of a false belief that by
using other peoples' body parts they can succeed in business or in
activities like mining or fi****ng," Kikwete said.
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