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Kenyan Psychiatrist: May 2013

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Medical negligence reports grossly exaggerated. Sunday Nation 26 May 2013. It was claimed that one in ten patients who suffer medical malpractice die. The writer further made the sensational claim that: “Doctors, it seems, are killing more of us, all the time, than our police and all our criminals put together ever have.”. Also carried an alarmist story. About a purported link between a life-saving vaccine against mumps, ...

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Kenyan Psychiatrist: January 2014

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Insurance ‘exclusions’ a breach of the law. Sunday Nation 19 January 2014. Second, mental illnesses inevitably interfere with an individual’s ability to attend to their daily activities, reducing their potential to earn an income and achieve prosperity. Obviously, then, poverty and mental illness create a vicious cycle that obviates the need to attempt to discover which of them came first. In Kenya, most people pay fo...

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Kenyan Psychiatrist: Let’s not interfere with MCAs’ oversight role

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Let’s not interfere with MCAs’ oversight role. Once again sorry for this delayed posting; I've been traveling quite a bit lately, but hopefully I should now be able to post more promptly. Here come a series of the latest articles. Sunday Nation, 18 May 2014. I disagree with the doomsayers. One key reason Kenyans rejected the old constitution was that it had systematically concentrated all power in the hands of the presi...

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Kenyan Psychiatrist: August 2013

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Sunday, August 25, 2013. Nothing new in religious healing claims. Sunday Nation 25 August 2013. In my opinion, the emergence of “faith healers” is just the latest manifestation of a con game that has been going on for ages all over the world. Human desire for the easy life and quick options to deal with complex problems has resulted in a gullible populace that will buy snake oil cures despite clear evidence that they will not wo...A few weeks a...

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Kenyan Psychiatrist: When you treat security casually, crime festers

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. When you treat security casually, crime festers. Sunday Nation 22 June 2014. E of lawlessness,. S” in ou. August 9, 2014 at 11:58 AM. Human nature on trial once more. I was perturbed by older studies that showed how humans could easily be induced into torturing others and even derive some sadistic pleasure from it. I also remember the 2011 blackberry riots which led to large scale looting all over England.

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Kenyan Psychiatrist: April 2014

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Thursday, April 17, 2014. 8216;Healing’ crusade poses serious health risk. Sunday Nation 13 April 2014. Those of us taking care of thousands of Kenyans with chronic conditions will be waiting for the inevitable outcomes with dread. We know many patients who have already abandoned their medications and clinic follow-ups in anticipation of healing at the crusade, and dozens more who will attend the crusade and abandon their treatment. The organis...

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Kenyan Psychiatrist: February 2014

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Mental health philanthropy is good, but …. Sunday Nation 23 February 2014. Unfortunately, however, the Mathari situation is emblematic of our treatment of the mentally ill in our country, in our homes, and in our social circles. We do not plan for their needs, and instead “out source” them to charitable individuals and organisations. Most activities aimed at improving the mental health of Kenyans ...I hope that with ...

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Kenyan Psychiatrist: December 2013

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One Kenyan Psychiatrist's Opinions on issues and happenings. Monday, December 30, 2013. Looking forward to a happier new year. Sunday Nation 29 December 2013. In a couple of days, Kenyans will welcome the year 2014, largely hopeful that it will be a better year than 2013 in more ways than one. Ironically, the relevant arms of government have belatedly discovered this danger and are now cautioning county governments against rushing to take over human resource functions that are currently still under the P...