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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I will start by thanking Sen. Kibwana for bringing this timely and important Motion; as her maiden Motion. This Motion addresses two important aspects as far as mental health for mothers is concerned. First, we have the issue of limited availability. As we know, only 14 hospitals in this country offer mental healthcare. Ironically, we have 47 county referral hospitals. This means we are still way behind. Secondly, we have the issue of affordability. The cost of mental healthcare is high. Offering this service in the county facilities will increase access to mental health facilities for mothers. The issue of mental health is serious, because they say out of every 10 Kenyans one has a mental health issue. That is very worrying yet the numbers are going up. We need to have a serious strategy in dealing with issues of mental health. This Motion is very timely and specific to mothers but I think there are other cases of mental health which are on the rise and are attributed to many factors including drug abuse cases. Allow me to digress a bit. This House must critically look at issues of how to process Motions because such a wonderful and great Motion will not be implemented by the Executive."
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