Taking care of staff mental health amid Covid

Sergeant David Mbitu Muchia, a Kenya prisons officer for 14 years battled depression and now is a mental health awareness advocate reaching out to his colleagues through counseling and intervention. [Courtesy]

The Covid-19 pandemic is having a massive negative impact on workplace mental health in Kenya. Poor mental health among employees poses a huge challenge for most companies’ productivity. The current global pandemic has worsened the situation.

Now more than ever, employers need to support their teams in new ways. Stress, anxiety, trauma and other issues reduce employees’ job satisfaction, focus, motivation and overall wellbeing.