‘I think am going Crazy’ Renowned Kenyan humanitarian Philip Ogola checks in at Mathari Hospital

Renown humanitarian Phillip Ogola left netizens shocked after he decided to check himself into Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, popular for cases of mental illness. Ogola, through his Twitter account, boldly conceded that he might have some mental issues which needed to be addressed medically.

The humanitarian, who has also worked as a volunteer for the Kenya Red Cross, revealed to his followers that it was high time he sought medical help whilst overcoming the denial stage.

His revelation however did not necessarily go well with everyone as sections soon took to victimize him for allegedly being a nutcase. Amid the varying reactions to his visit to Mathari Hospital, Ogolla was forced to issue a follow up statement to set the record straight.

According to the humanitarian, he was simply looking out for his mental health and was not necessarily going mad as many netizens assumed. “Wait, so now I’m Labelled Mwenda Wazimu (Mad Man) just because I checked into Mathari Hospital? Such Stigma is why #MentalHealth patients opt to suffer in solitude,” he stated.

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