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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "and the Child Welfare Society, of which my mother was a member and worked at. So, because there were very few organisations, the persons who worked very closely with the people to deal with the ills of society then were social workers. They continue to do excellent work. The pathway that the country has taken is to specifically recognise each profession. We have laws for lawyers, engineers and other professionals. It is important that we also have one law specifically for social workers so that we can regulate the industry and prevent quacks who wake up one morning and decide to call themselves social workers. We must have a clear law on social workers to regulate the way they operate. We are going through many challenges as a society. Many people in our country are projecting their issues and anger on others. That is why I am very forgiving towards the people who are abusing the former Prime Minister and saying all manner of nasty things about him. On my way here, I listened to Milele FM. The presenter was celebrating and congratulating their supposed candidate from Djibouti. I did not take it very badly. I moved on to Kiss 100 FM because we have options. I listened to Milele FM because it has nice music but, when they started attacking Baba, I moved on. However, I understand them because people are projecting their frustrations on others. That is why we need social workers and counsellors to help people to manage their frustrations. The challenges that we are facing are not unique to just Kenya. They are global. There is a global economic crisis. Whatever happens in Ukraine affects Kenya. Whatever happens in the United States of America (USA) affects Kenya. We have seen what has happened since President Trump returned to the White House. With one Executive Order, 1,000 Kenyans lost their jobs. How do you expect those Kenyans to deal with such a situation? They will certainly be frustrated, and they may project their anger on other people. They will look for the easiest The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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