A team set up by President Uhuru Kenyatta to make proposals on a mental health policy begins taking views from the public on Monday. The forums organised by the Mental Health Task Force co-chaired by Dr Frank Njenga and an official from the Health Ministry will take submissions until the end of the month. Uhuru said that the findings of the task force, which will be discussed in Cabinet within 90 days, will assist the government in the allocation of resources to mental health. Eldoret residents will meet the task force on Wednesday, January 15 at the Town Hall before the team moves to Nakuru on Thursday at Nakuru Old Town Hall. Kenyans have been invited to make proposals on solutions to their priority mental health issues and the level of preparedness to address them.

Source: The Star January 12, 2020 19:07 UTC