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    "id": 1087317,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1087317/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It was actually brought to my attention by the chairperson of the Committee on Health and that is why I raised the Statement to commend the current 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 budget that we finally have budgets for mental health. This is part of the action plan that we were speaking on and which the Statement is highlighting. I would really encourage Senators to go to the website and see what part the action plan is funding. It includes a new national teaching and referral hospital, similar to Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital; hopefully it will have a new name so that we can change the facility that is there. I think that is a very big step towards the reforms of mental health. It is the work of this House, we have been champions of mental health and at least we can begin to see the strides towards having the reformations being done. I was just bringing this to the attention of the Members that we finally have a budget. I am glad that your Communication is talking about tomorrow because one of the questions they were asking me is that there is a budget now for a board, but they cannot quite constitute the board because they do not have the legal framework for it. They were asking how soon can the Bill become a law so that the board can be formed and they can start doing some work. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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