Dr Gideon Toromo tells vetting panel that his condition affects those with above normal IQ

BARINGo: A nominee for the position of chief officer in Baringo County shocked the county parliamentary vetting panel when he told them he suffers from a disease that afflicts only genius people. Gideon Toromo, who in 2010 shot dead Daniel Karanja, a teacher, with a poisonous arrow and was later declared mentally unsound by a psychiatrist, was being vetted for the position of Chief Officer Health Services.
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Sadly yes,Cheboi and his county govt are messed up.The residents are f***ed up

an example of how mental health issues are underplayed in Kenya

C&P


"The panellists had wanted to know from the nominee about his state of mind given that a report by a psychiatrist in April 13, 2010 had indicated that he suffered from psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia), which he denied and said he suffered from bipolar disorder type one. “Gideon is an adult male who is mentally unsound. He suffers from poorly controlled chronic psychiatric disorder (paranoid schizophrenia), a disorder characterised mainly by delusion of persecution and such patients are typically tense, suspicious, hostile or aggressive. They can be a danger to themselves or to others,” read a psychiatric report prepared by Dr JW Njau, dated April 13, 2010.

But the same psychiatrist in 2011 declared Toromo as healed and fit. The case was, however, terminated in 2013 after the family of the deceased teacher agreed to an out of court settlement."

Surely this 'genius' doctor is mentally ill. Bipolar disorder has no known cure. And paranoid schizophrenics require admission at Mathare. He's certainly a danger to the community. He already shot and killed a man with poisoned arrows and now they want to give him a head of county health post? Kwani hakuna other doctors and nurses who come from Baringo?

..... soberly?