I Made a Lot of Money While Posing as a Witchdoctor in the US, Says Kenyan Comedian Eric Omondi
Kenyan comedian Eric Omondi says he made a lot of money from selling fake medicine while posing as an African witchdoctor in the United States in August.
A video of the comedian at New York's Times Square dressed in regalia resembling those worn by medicine men surfaced online at the time.
The entertainer says he carried popular African vegetables including cabbages and kales and tens of Americans quickly gathered around him to watch him do his 'things.'
Omondi says all this time he was speaking in Swahili and sold his 'medicine' at $20 per head, raking in several dollars at the end of his performance.
“I went to New York City and disguised as a witchdoctor, a traditional African medicine man. Now what they do is that they offer herbs that cure numerous problems."
"So I went into Times Square dressed traditionally with some cabbages, some kales, basically African vegetables and they were giving me money."
"First they came and they were wondering what’s going on and so I was speaking in Swahili and I explained to them that this is actual African medicine and it only goes for 20 Dollars. After three minutes business was booming,” narrates Omondi.
Comments (18)
Bwana Omondi, you just made a huge mistake by telling US that, you came and made money by cheating/conning people at Times Square.
1. You violated your visitors by engaging in "employment"
2. You are agreeing that you lied to get paid.
3. You practiced medicine without a license
4.You are expected to report you earnings by doing your tax filling since you made a lot of money.
5. You gave Kenyans a bad rap.
What does this mean? You will find out next time you want to travel to US that, they don't forget what you did during your visit. You did all the above and now you are mocking them? They will remind you one day.
That was pure entertainment not Money making strategy..keep it low otherwise if one sure you outside commedy.. Utajua haujui. Keep it up though
I dunno, maybe it’s just me but this guy isn’t FUNNY @ all, silly isn’t funny. The reals kings of comedy, Ojwang, Tamaa unfortunately didn’t bare the fruits. This guy needs a 9-5 gig.
You are not alone @motley....I think so too.
This guy I thought he had it but his humor does not cut it for me. BTW he should get out of the closet and wear women gear 24/7. He is a queer dude and no probs there but he should live his best life as a woman freely. At least he is not in Tanzania or Uganda. No one will ask him.
Wholesome
This conman should be declared a persona non grata and banned from entering United States of America again
Some spongers make a lot of money begging on the streets
Nice Job Erick,keep't up American appreciate our culture then.
Confession?
nice one Eric, the best comedian in the world
This is how dumb fellows will get a chance to travel outside Kenya and go back to Kenya and brag about how easy it is to con folks outside Kenya, and Kenyans being Kenyans watashangilia sana.411 ma informer working for gava ya Trump wako kila mahali siku hizi. Kwanza vile hao hujiskia wazungu, they'll def see this. Eric seems to be undergoing something unusual lately from swimming naked with underage kids to crazy tasteless parodies... Yangu ni swali tu, hizo pesa anadai hapa atashare na mtoto wa Maribe au ni zake binafsi...something's amiss.
Hi there is a little salt added to this story Americas are not that stupid they know cabbage and sukumawiki we buy them from store here the mentioned vegetables are grown here locally there is no way you go collect money from anybody like that I know you could have attracted them the way you dress and swaili but you can not make lots of money like that one dollar one dollar there that is it a big lie.
Not good mahn......try another way but not conning others off their money....no wonder you're no longer funny to most of us
If he was speaking kiswahili all the time,how was he responding to the questions about the efficacy of his "medicines".Doesn't seem that he had an interpreter...something fishy here...
Mkristo Eric ni tapeli. Matapeli kwa kawaida hawana utu(humanity) wala dhamiri (conscience).
kenyans are the most bitter people i know 😡 chuki for what naa?
Chuki? This dude anakuja hapa kutuhaibisha. He needs to go to Uhuru Park with this NONSENSE!