Jehovah Wanyonyi lives in western Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

, near Mount Elgon

Mount Elgon

Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale.- Physical features :It is the oldest and largest solitary volcano in East Africa, covering an area of around 3500 km²....

 which he considers to be Mount Zion

Mount Zion

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. He claims to be God and deems Jesus

Jesus

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 to be his son. He also claims to be able to cure AIDS

AIDS

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 and has stated that he would punish Kenya if they did not give him three billion Kenyan shillings ($3.8 million). His religion is called "Lost Israelites." Wanyonyi has 25 wives and 95 children. He has several grandchildren. He refuses to say if his children are also sons of God. Wanyonyi is said to have approximately 1000 followers who consider him to be god.