AdvertisementIn an ideal world, the context of his mental illness should have been shared alongside his tweets, especially by news outlets because they owe it to the public. One of the assumptions about mental illness is that it’s something to snap out of at will. More recently, the Daily Nation reported that the pandemic was driving Kenyans into the jaws of mental health issues. Psychiatrist Dr Frank Njenga later reiterated this, expressing concern about the stigma associated with mental illness. Let’s spare some compassion and understanding for our brothers and sisters suffering from mental illnesses.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2020 21:00 UTC