Sorry state of Kenya’s mental health system

Former Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia among other ministry officers during a tour of Mathari Mental Hospital in 2013. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The number of mental disorder cases has risen exponentially in Kenya with official data indicating that that approximately 20-25 percent of outpatients seeking primary healthcare present symptoms of mental illness at any one time.

But more shocking is that there are no sufficient qualified medical personnel and facilities to take care of this lot of patients.

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