{"id":790558,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/790558/?format=json","text_counter":39,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kimilu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13353,"legal_name":"Joshua Kivinda Kimilu","slug":"joshua-kivinda-kimilu"},"content":"I support the new regulation by the Government that requires that before you acquire a firearm, you have to produce a letter from a doctor confirming that you are mentally fit. It has come to my attention that we tend to ignore some of these challenges, but this is a serious issue. We need to take it seriously together. We must, as leaders, initiate and implement programmes and interventions that will address this forgotten issue. Let me pose the question: How do we even determine whether our leaders are mentally fit to lead our country? What happens when leaders exhibit signs of bipolar disorder? I support the Motion. Let us seriously challenge our mental experts in all fields to address this issue and show us the way forward. I hope Hon. Museo will follow up on the initiative and come up with a Bill to address this neglected segment of our society. In Kaiti Constituency, you cannot miss one or two mentally unstable people in a market."}