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The purpose of this study was to unravel the strategies that may be utilised to nurture traditional
medicine and healthcare amongst the Kalenjin community in Kenya. This was achieved through the
following specific research objectives: to examine the traditional medicine and healthcare knowledge sharing strategies employed by the Kalenjin community; to examine the challenges associated with
traditional medicine knowledge-sharing amongst the Kalenjin community; and finally, to establish
the recommended interventions that seek to promote Kalenjin traditional medicine and healthcare
knowledge sharing. The study employed a descriptive research approach, using snowball sampling
to conduct interviews with traditional medical practitioners. The findings reveal that some of the
strategies utilised to share knowledge on traditional medicine amongst the Kalenjin community include
oral tradition, apprenticeship strategy and mentorship to the interested persons, family knowledge
transfer, traditional medicine practitioners’ engagement and community-based participatory research.
The challenges facing traditional medicine and healthcare knowledge sharing amongst the Kalenjin
community include changing sociocultural dynamics and modernisation, unwillingness to share the
knowledge, limited availability and access to sources of traditional medicine, dishonesty practitioners,
insufficient resources, funding, and dedicated institutions for traditional medicine education, lack of
intellectual property rights, among others. The findings of this study may inform policy and practice in
the area of traditional medicine in developing countries. This study presents original findings that are
of value to academicians and practitioners in the field of Information and Knowledge Management |
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