CONJESTINA ACHIENG WHAT AILS FORMER BOXING CHAMPION
CONJESTINA ACHIENG WHAT AILS FORMER BOXING CHAMPION – on Monday News At Eight brought you an exclusive story on Conjestina Achieng recent sorry condition. Today we explore her condition, state of mind and the possibility of curing it. We spoke to the psychiatrist and former Mathare Mental Hospital Director Dr. Peter Njagi who took time to watch Conjestina’s behaviours and say Conjestina does not show classical features of mental disorder. Dr. Peter Njagi is a psychiatrist and expert on alcohol, drug abuse treatment, former Director at Mathare mental hospital and currently the Director of Brightside Drug Abuse, rehabilitation and treatment centre
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