Battles In My Mind: Men of God
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Kenya fifth among the African countries with elevated depression cases and adds that more than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year.
Further research shows that one in ten men experience depression or anxiety but less than half will receive treatment.
NTV's Susan Grace sat down with two men and explored the sensitive subject of why men suffer in silence.One of those men, Samuel Sijenyi, a youth worker and an assistant pastor started his preaching journey when he was 19, back in 2011.
His 12-year journey in the ministry has seen him work for different churches and when the pressure became too much to bear and felt his body shutting down, he left. It has been eight months since he left ministry and he says that he has sunk deeper into a depressive state,
He adds that no one wants to be around him and that caused him to self-isolate and not seek help; suffering in silence. 30-year-old Shem Gichimu who served in the church and mentored youths struggled with his mental health from a very tender age of 12. Frustrated by family and feeling unappreciated, he unsuccessfully tried running away from home but one morning when everyone had left for work, he attempted to take his own life. Fortunately, some family members came to his rescue. He once again attempted suicide when he was 18 following a break up that took a toll on him. This is Battles In my Mind: Men of God.Dr Patrick Wahome Gakuru had only served as Nyeri’s third governor for 79 days before meeting his horrendous death in a tragic road crash, along the Nyeri-Nairobi highway.
During a public inquest of his shocking death, statements presented by various witnesses painted a picture of how the governor slowly, painfully died, as he remained trapped in his official vehicle with a guard rail piercing through him. He bled profusely, before he was removed from the wreckage, more than thirty minutes later.
His family abandoned the inquest after a conflict arose between them and the director of public prosecutions, over failure to summon five persons of interest who they wanted interrogated. Who were these big five? Why were they crucial witnesses in the inquest, and, why did they object appearing in order to clear the air and state their innocence?Also, how did the late governor have a police impostor as head of security? Why is it that until now, the insurance company, through the Nyeri county government, has not compensated Gakuru’s bodyguard Ahmed Kaib, who survived the crash, but lost his leg through amputation? Here is NTV investigates: Gakuru’s horrific demise - by NTV’s Senior Reporter Duncan Khaemba.
December 29, 2024Illegal precious stones traders operating clandestinely in Voi town are making millions, if not billions of shillings, while avoiding taxes as well as license fees.
As NTV's Kevin Mutai reports in the following report dubbed 'gemstone heist', government agencies including the police are part of a well coordinated syndicated that is shipping gemstones from Tsavo leaving locals in Taita Taveta with nothing to show for it.
Lowly paid artisanal miners working in the mine tunnels in Tsavo have died and others sustained also permanent injuries in search of the shiny rocks that fetch handsome cash miles away from home.
December 28, 2024Technological advancement in the digital space has had its downside with several risks and threats especially in the fintech world.
One of those threats is how some online programs and digital platforms fish out their customers' data and misuse it. In Kenya and as well as several other countries in Africa, many clients of digital lenders have found themselves in trouble after their data was hacked unprocedurally, leading to public shame. This is the story Mary Njoki who almost took her own life due to the pressure of online lenders. November 25, 2024