Medicine man who makes criminals eat grass

Dancun Omoding, a medicine man who makes criminals eat grass [Photo: Sammy Jakaa]

 

By Sammy Jakaa

Dancun Omoding is a medicine man with a difference. The man from Teso is known for making criminals eat grass.

 For those meeting him for the first time, it is difficult to believe that the neatly dressed man is indeed a renown traditional doctor.

He dresses like a corporate officer mostly in official suits and kanzus while in his official duties and can be mistaken for a banker or a government officer.

His outstanding lifestyle prompted The County Weekly to pay him a visit to establish the reason behind his unique lifestyle from other traditional doctors.

He said the perception that traditional doctors are supposed to be shaggy and intimidating is misplaced.

He says to win his clients’ confidence, his image matteres a lot and he wants to live as an example to others.

Mr Omoding added that for a client to believe that you can help him or her, you need to make a convincing impression. They need to look at you first.

Appreciate

“People have a notion that traditional doctors are dirty but that is not the case with me. How can you win my trust if you see my family and I living a desperate life. My lifestyle is supposed to speak to my clients,” he said.

The medicine man drives a fleet of posh vehicles such as Lexus, Nissan Xtrail, Peugeot and many others that he keeps changing regularly.

In Malaba town, he owns one of the biggest guest houses, ‘Half London’, which offers accommodation facilities and conference rooms.

He says he did not venture into traditional medicine to make money but rather to use the spirit in him to assist the community.

According to him, most of the wealth he has amassed is from his businesses he is running and not from his practice.

However, he says that there are times when his clients appreciate him with unbelievable amounts of money after solving their problems.

 

Licensed

Mr Omoding, who is licensed by the former Ministry of Cultural Heritage has a full-fledged office in his Kokare Village home and a separate traditional hut for attending to his clients upon booking an appointment.

Recently, the University of Nairobi gave him a certificate of recognition after some of his herbs were found to contain medicinal value.

He brushed off individuals who dress in intimidating clothes and live in pathetic homes, adding that they are out to use fear to fleece the public.

 According to him, a genuine traditional doctor does not need to be dirty to perform his duties but should be a role model in the society.

He alleged that such people use evil spirits to manipulate clients, adding that he lives a normal life because he does not use demonic spirits to solve people’s problems.