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Suicide is not macho: Kenya must stop losing teachers to silent despair

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What happened

Hillary Muhalya warns that financial pressure, burnout and workplace frustrations are taking a heavy toll on teachers. He says the latest KNUT wellness survey exposes worrying levels of burnout, financial distress and suicidal thoughts.

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