kitawaramba

Swahili

Etymology

From ki (“it”) +‎ -ta- (“will”) +‎ -wa- (“you (plural)”) +‎ -ramba (“lick”), literally “it will lick you”.

Pastor Mackenzie said the phrase kitawaramba several times during the arrest in April 2023 in the Shakahola Forest incident. The phrase has gained popularity in Kenya to express ... (what exactly? that something will backfire?) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Phrase

kitawaramba (singular kitakuramba)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. it will come back to bite you, it will come back to haunt you