Although death is inevitable, the sudden demise of genial herbalist and gospel songstress of Semenhyia Herbal Clinic has left a sour taste in the mouth of many.
Maame Semenhyia was reported to have died after suffering from illness. Her death has brought a stiff scuffle between one of Ghana�s most famous movie actor, Kweku Manu and her family members; for reasons best known to the two parties.
A spokesperson who spoke on behalf of the family on Okay FM disclosed that Maame Semenhyia had shown grave signs of depression after her husband passed on some months ago. The condition according to Kwame Ofosuhene Amoah, grew worse and medical doctors had to warn Maame Semenhyia to stay off work and have enough rest.
It was during this time that Kweku Manu showed up to and informed the family he could help Maame Semenhyia through intercessory prayer.
�We were all at home on 25th May when Kweku Manu visited us to inform us he has head Semenhyia is sick. We even didn�t recognize him as the movie actor; we thought he was coming to buy some herbal medicine from Semenhyia. But he claimed Semenhyia had been good to him in the past and was here to come. He even passed the night in her house� later we saw Kweku Manu in Semenhyia�s Land Cruiser waiting to drive them to an unknown location�, he said.
According to Ofosuhene Amoah, Kweku Manu gave them the assurance that he is a �star� and would avail himself for any scrutiny should anything happen to Maame Semenhyia. The family didn�t take the message lightly and later followed up to know where Kweku Manu had sent her to.
After going through all the hassle of finding Maame Semenhyia, they managed to find the place Kweku Manu housed her but drew bitter reaction. Mr. Ofosuhene Amoah claims that Kweku Manu labeled them �witches� when they approached him to question him over his intention to keep Maame Semenhyia at a prayer camp.
After weeks of housing the former herbalist at a prayer camp, Kweku Manu is said to have sent his friends to come and inform Semenhyia�s family that she has kicked the bucket.
But the family insist Kweku Manu should be held responsible for her death because �a postmortem report showed that her kidney had swollen because she had stopped taking the medicines doctors prescribed for he. Kweku Manu also stopped her from taking her meds and even flushed it in toilet�.
Kwekwu Manu responds and denies it There is always two sides to some stories and Okay FM pressed hard to get Kweku Manu�s reaction to the story. According to him, he only met the deceased through business deals and since then, had become her close pal. Kweku Manu explains that Maame Semenhyia wanted him to shoot an advert for some of her herbal products and this triggered a regular meeting between them. He however explains that when his friend got ill, he never got to know until her daughter called him from the United States of America to send her to a prayer camp. Kweku Manu confessed that he had no option than to oblige. According to him, he had to cancel a trip to the United Kingdom and inform Semenhyia�s family about his decision to send her to a prayer camp. He posits that he was given the green light by the family and is surprised they are now coming out to accuse him falsely. �For the past two months, the woman was ill and I spent over GH3, 500 on her feeding alone but the family wouldn�t recognize my effort. But I know why they are making all those noise. It is all because of the properties Semenhyia left behind�, Kweku Manu said. He adds that �they have alleged that I received vital documents from Semenhyia and a car before she passed away�. Shedding a little light on what went on at the prayer camp, Kweku Manu stated that Semenhyia completely received her healing before the unfortunate story unfolded. After receiving her healing, she returned to take care of her business because felt her workers were embezzling her funds. �She wanted to be there personally but was cautioned by the priestess of the prayer camp not to return that soon. She however managed to return home and her family members can testify to this because they were also there for spiritual directions�, Kweku Manu narrated. What got him sensing danger was when Semenhyia�s children called him later to inform him their mum claimed �someone had slapped her in the spiritual realm�. The family intervened and tried seeking help from a fetish priest but this move was squashed when the deceased children stood their grounds to prevent it. �The family paid monies to a fetish priest to seek help for Semenhyia but her eldest child vowed not to allow them take his mum to such a place. Her child told me he had even heard an announcement on radio claiming his mum was suffering from mental illness�. Kweku Manu noted that he was taken by surprise to learn that his business partner had passed away just days after he spoke to her children. He denied knowing about the death of Maame Semenhyia and vowed to avail himself to the police if invited to give his testimony.
Source: Chris Joe Quiacoe/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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