Journalists in Nakuru have been urged to tell their own stories to prevent cases of depression amongst themselves.
Chairman of the Kenya Correspondents Association William Olooo Janak challenged the journalists to also seek expert help after covering tragedies.
He cited that most of them shunned going for counselling or even talking about anything that was traumatising to them.
“Most journalists have never recovered from the horrific scenes they encountered during the post election violence. They saw people being killed, some killed using arrows and some who had been chopped to pieces. We have cases of some who were injured in the skirmishes or lost their colleagues. In some cases some journalists were locked in mortuaries. Many have not been able to heal from this. In fact more cry when they talk about their experiences. There is need for them to seek proper help,” advised Janak.
Janak pointed out that they should learn to share their experiences, citing that this was one of the ways to reduce the pain they endured.
“As they share their experiences they will learn from each other and also realise that a problem shared is half solved,” added Janak.
Janak cited that journalists who also covered the Sinai tragedy and the Westgate Mall attack also need to undergo counselling.