I just couldn’t resist this one, ladies ….

A Kenyan man is suing the organisers of a politically motivated sex ban for causing him “anxiety and sleepless nights”.

James Kimondo is seeking damages for the ban which was called by womens’ groups in a bid to force political leaders to put their rivalries aside.

“Since the women called for the sex boycott, my wife has denied me my conjugal rights. This has caused me anxiety and sleepless nights,” he said. “I have been suffering mental anguish, stress, back aches, lack of concentration“.

The leaders of the G10, a coalition of womens’ groups, argued that the country’s male leaders should not have time for matters of the flesh when the country is ensnared in economic and political turmoil.

The strike has actually ended (with the organisers claiming it had been a success) but Kimondo wants some compensation.

Note : Theophanes’s play, Lysistrata, brings home to us that the forces of love, (OK sex), might possibly be stronger than the forces of destruction — if we act!

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Do you get periods in your life when you don’t sleep properly? I do. My bouts with sleeplessness come and go but I have a couple of friends with real problems sleeping.

Studies are now showing poor sleep could actually lead to illnesses including psychiatric conditions, attention deficit disorder, post traumatic stress and depression. That’s a cheery thought!

Sleep problems have long been associated with mental health conditions, but it was believed that they were a side effect of the disease. Now, however, scientists reckon that sleeping difficulties could be the causes of some mental health problems.

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