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There have been calls in Kenya to increase support for soldiers dealing with with post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety disorder where sufferers can relive traumatic events through nightmares and flashbacks.

Last week a soldier in Eldoret killed family members and then himself, which some have attributed to undiagnosed PTSD.

Kenyan troops have been deployed to some of the most dangerous conflict zones on the continent. Often they are not given the necessary mental health support to help process their experiences when they return home.

Lucy Wairimu Mukuria was a psychologist in the Kenyan army for 11 years. She spent a year on the front line and was deployed to Somalia. She suffered with PTSD and is now calling for more to be done for Kenyan war veterans.

(Photo: Major Rtd Lucy Wairimu Mukuria Credit: Sona Shoppe)