Sergeant David Mbitu Muchia, a Kenya prisons officer for 14 years battled depression and now is a mental health awareness advocate reaching out to his colleagues through counseling and intervention. [Courtesy]The Covid-19 pandemic is having a massive negative impact on workplace mental health in Kenya. Poor mental health among employees poses a huge challenge for most companies’ productivity. Mental health in Kenya has always been a sidelined issue in most of our workplaces. First, set up a virtual peer support groups on WhatsApp, that are safe spaces for people to share daily challenges.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2021 13:18 UTC