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'Why Are You Depressed?': The Plight of Kenyans Living With Mental Illness | YADA Group

Updated: Mar 1, 2023


  • Wambui says by the end of the first semester into her psychology units, she could sense that whatever she had been experiencing was depression and anxiety.


  • Ogola, 46, has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He says he is triggered by several things one would consider ordinary, such as his wife preparing liver in their kitchen.


  • The Ministry of Health estimates that one in every 10 people suffer from a common mental disorder in Kenya.




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