In the recent past, mental illnesses have been wreaking havoc across communities the world over. The media have been replete with reports on suicides, macabre murders, homicides and femicide cases exacerbated by the raging disaster of depression.
Kenya was recently ranked fifth among African countries wallowing in this quagmire. This ugly monster has snatched doctors, teachers, businesspersons, police officers, pastors and even children, leaving communities on tenterhooks. Despite the pain and anguish, our country lacks appropriate policy responses.
