MINISTER of Sport, Youth and Arts Elvis Nkandu says politicians are potential mental health patients especially because they find it difficult to integrate back into society when they lose power. Meanwhile, Nkandu says 90 to 95 per cent of the patients at Chainama Hills Hospital are youths. Speaking at a high level engagement on mental health and wellness at Chainama Hills Hospital, Wednesday, Nkandu said politicians often forgot that they come from the community when they are voted into public office which makes it difficult for them to reintegrate once out of office. “Sometimes, I’ll be very honest with you, we forget that we are coming from you, from this community. We are voted into office forgetting that we were...

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