Birdman hurt by claims of practicing witchcraft with pet animals

Rogers Oloo Magudha, also known as Birdman is a Nairobi resident popular in the CBD for his unusual pets sitting on his shoulders.

Joining Loulou Hassan on Citizen tv Friday July 26, he told he currently has two eagles named Johnson, 2, and Jamie 5 months.

“I’m a bird rescuer. I found it when it was very young, I fed it, we developed a bond,”

He took part in the anti-Government protests and got sympathy after he was teargassed together with his pets.

“Ni ile tu design si unajua mi hushinda toa, so maandamano ilinipata hio design. Nilikuwa nimekaa chini so mtu wa media ile design ali niona pale down, wakakuja kuni hoji” he shared the petrifying experience.

His birds as well were scared “Ghafla Bin Vu teargas. ” He took off joining other protests evading teargas.

“Kwa bahati mbaya hio teargas ilinipata mguu so sikuweza kuamka.”

He continued to share they never desert him

“So you see these birds, we have a bond, haziwezi nitoka so unaona design watu walikuwa wanajaribu kuzitoa -birds- hawawezi toka.”

One curious things alot of Kenyans want to know is how he manages to work with the birds stuck to him

“Kusema ukweli hakuna haja mi nidanganye. Mi huwa siendi kazi. Me I’m a street boy. Na stay tu tao, kuduru ile design, hivyo ndivyo tuna survive.”

He is also able to make some money from curious onlookers who are impressed with his connection to the animals.

“Tuna duru ama ile design si unajau ile survival ya street so unapata msee amekucheki, amekua inspired, ame ona hii ni genuine, hii ni authentic, shika maziwa na mkate. They even buy the birds smokies. Yeah they eat smokies. Hii ni flesh eater,”

Birdman also shared some of the curious questions Kenyans in the streets have about him. Most want to know if he practices witchcraft.

“Lakini mi najua nakuanga mtu tu dont care. So at the end of the day, as long as mimi nafurahi, wale wamefikiria vibaya mi hainihusu. Juu kuna wengine wana at least kitu mi hufurahi sana, nikipita pahali lazima niache mtu amesmile. Na huwa ina ni bamba aje. Si unaona umemjengea siku”