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    "id": 1087295,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "that have been locked down more so Homa Bay County is that there are cases of close 30 people in isolation and there is a death reported daily. The COVID-19 pandemic has generally affected the elderly in the society. For some interesting reason, mostly men. The nurses and doctors in the hospitals are everyday seeing their fathers, uncles, pastors and community leader succumbing to COVID-19 pandemic. These doctors are also humans. In as much as they are used to cadavers, blood and all those things, it is never the same when it is you father, mother, brother or church leader that is affected. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I bring this up because there is need for this Senate to insist that each county must have a county psychologist and a mental health officer. I looked at the structures in my county and I can bet that you will not find a county psychologist or a mental health officer in most of our counties. If there is one, he or she is employed by the national Government. I urge Sen. Kasanga that as she processes her Mental Health Bill afresh following the concurrence that was required by the High Court, in it, we can make sure there are certain provisions that make it mandatory for mental health to be given priority by our county governments, particularly now during the pandemic. It is not just the doctors and nurses, but also families that take their patients to hospital and within three or four days, the Delta variant has gone with them. These people are forced to burry in non-traditional and non-African ways. As a result, they never get closure. These people need help. That can only be provided if we prioritized mental health by having county psychologists and mental health officers."
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