Employees of the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications underwent a sensitisation exercise on handling life stressors and building resilience during a forum.

The forum was facilitated by officers from the Directorate of Counselling and Wellness Services in the Ministry of Public Service and Human Capital Development.

Speaking during the exercise held at the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications headquarters at Telposta Towers in Nairobi, Director of Human Resource Management and Development Juanita Ombima said that the exercise is aimed at promoting the mental health and wellbeing of the staff in the department.

The Director urged the staff to be open about mental health challenges and life stressors they might be undergoing and assured them of the department's support through the department's open-door policy and confidential human resource policy.