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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. They have drunk themselves silly and once this happens, they need some kind of rehabilitation. This is a withdrawal syndrome that you want to withdraw from alcohol, but you must be in a position to treat them. Even though they appear with mental symptoms, they would still be treatable. We have seen many alcoholics recover to be normal. Some of them are now the greatest pastors around this country and in the world. They have come from alcoholism to pastors; people saving souls. The point I am trying to make is that these are issues that we can deal with squarely. Finally, we must know in our daily lives how to treat anger, anxiety and panic when you are faced with a difficult situation; how to deal with simple depressions – I am not talking about the compulsive depressions – and so on. Of course, the Mover of the Motion mentioned the Bipolar Disorder where someone has split personalities. This can then be handled by the mental health experts. We must learn how to deal with drugs in our society. In conclusion, what I am saying is that mental illness is a treatable condition. We must create the necessary services and infrastructure at our county level because county hospitals are capable of doing that. We must increase the number of doctors who are trained as psychiatrists as well as nurses who are trained as nurse psychiatrists to take care of them, and the going will be very smooth. This will ensure that this kind of burden of disease that we carry as nation can be lightened and become much easier and simpler to handle. So, the solution is that we should put in more money in healthcare. I am hoping, from the Big Four Agenda which includes Universal Health Coverage in the pilot scheme that they have started, that this is one of the areas they will be looking at. They should look at each and every burden of diseases such as Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, 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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