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    "id": 1050128,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to support this Statement. It has come at an appropriate time after we have gone through the COVID-19 pandemic putting in mind that our social systems, for example, medical, family or cultural have not supported issues of mental health. Most people with mental health issues are left to their own devices. Recently, the issue of mental health is being addressed more. Our own Sen. Kasanga has come up with a Bill and she is a champion in this area. We all support her, as Senators. The World Health Organisation (WHO) plans and roadmap are clear. We need to a have a good time plan for the Statement and whatever Committee that it will go to rather than leaving it open-ended. This is because we are part of many global initiatives. Therefore, it is important to give ourselves timeliness given that in the past a lot of emphasis has not been put into it. We also need to come up with a clear policy position as Kenyans on this matter and mainstream issues of mental health across the various Ministries, so that it can be addressed across the board. This is because we know how much we suffer when we lose the abilities of people who have a deteriorated situation because of mental health both economically, socially and in all ways."
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