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    "id": 1050134,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "We should also push, and the Committee on Health chaired by Sen. (Dr.) Mbito should move quickly to establish how many mental health officers have been employed as part of the county staff because health is a highly devolved function. If we can do this kind of audit, we will be able to push for enough resource allocation for counsellors and doctors that are dealing with mental health issues. Some of the mental health issues come from withdrawal symptoms from alcohol. We know many of our colleagues and friends who are in that situation. I know a number of people who have gone through that. We need to put in place rehabilitation centres that can deal with the underlying issues that cause mental health. It is also about the well-being of society. Nowadays, children are committing suicide because of the fear of exams among other reasons or parenting skills that are now lacking in the current generation. In addition, matters of marital challenges that people go through create mental challenges in families. These things must be dealt with holistically. I want to congratulate Sen. Kasanga for sponsoring the Bill that deals with mental health issues. I hope that Bill will be expedited and implemented in good time to deal with this very serious menace. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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