Traditional healing in Kisii County, Kenya: a personal narrative

Abstract

This article describes the author's experiences growing up in a family of traditional healers, an account of early guidance by her grandmother, a severe illness that influenced her to become a healer and the values that are central to her own work as a traditional healer who specialises in treatment of mental health problems. The impact of colonisation on traditional healing practices in Africa is highlighted.

Keywords

• Traditional healers
• healing
• medicine
• Kisii beliefs
• herbology