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    "id": 790593,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/790593/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2197,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. A lot of Members here have heard that when there is a murder case, the suspect is first tested whether he or she is mentally ill and whether they are fit to answer charges. This should not only happen in murder cases but should expand to many other serious crimes. In a situation where it turns out that a person who commits murder is mad, or mentally unstable, they are never charged. Recently in Makueni, there is a police officer who shot the Officer Commanding Police Station (OCS). The first thing was to check whether he was mentally ill. It turned out, as was said by the community, that in a week or so, this officer would be seen walking alone and looking very unstable, but that information never got to the police department or any administrator in good time. This Motion is very important. Health is now devolved and counties should take charge. The national Government should deal with policy matters. There should be a policy such that cases of mental illness are detected at the right moment and in critical time so that a lot of deaths that we witness can be stopped."
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