"When the madness of the entire nation disturbs a solitary mind, it is not enough to say the man is mad." -- Francis Imbuga

There is growing alarm in Kenya over a shocking rise in the number of suicides in the country.

The rise in suicidal cases are due to mental ill-health caused by a breakdown in socio-economic safeguards, saying it was the “last resort and path of escape for individuals with unaddressed mental health needs”.

The youngest person to take their life was nine years old; the oldest 76. The 483 deaths recorded during the period were a marked increase on the annual average of about 320 cases,