By March 2022, 132 incidents of human sacrifices had been reported to National Traditional Healers and Herbalists- that figure accounting for cases in the past three years
Daily Monitor
Wednesday March 10 2021
Summary
Traditional healers under their association, the National Traditional Healers and Herbalists organisation, are demanding representation in Parliament, claiming they have been left out in most government programmes.
They say their issues are not well debated by legislators which have reportedly excluded them from government programmes like Operation Wealth Creation, National Agriculture Advisory Services (Naads), Prosperity for All and Emyoga, among others.
Mr Godfrey Kayizi, the spokesperson of the association, in a press conference on Monday said if they get a representative in Parliament, the sector will also improve.
“We have native herbalists who know herbal drugs which can treat epidemic diseases but because of lack of representation in Parliament, they are not recognised,’’ he said.