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    "id": 550802,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I reply to this Motion, I take this opportunity to thank the contributors. The Statements they have made will remain in our HANSARD and can be quoted. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki says that dementia is a reality and that must be appreciated. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. says that we must take care of our aged and the patients whose mental capacities and faculties are in doubt. The integration of health mental policy in our primary health care issues has been an objective in this country for about two decades, but there has been insufficient allocation of resources. Therefore, no implementation at all has been made apart from singing that song. Indeed, the management of health care in Kenya has not been sufficiently addressed. The country has only 75 psychiatrists. Out of that, 21 are in the university system. Again, out of this, 28 per cent are in private clinics. We have only about 500 psychiatric nurses of whom 250 work at mental healthcare associated facilities deployed in national and county levels. Therefore, each sub-county or county hospital will only have about two nurses. Each sub-county will have about 1,500 people with psychosis The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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