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    "id": 905775,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Part IA of this Bill obligates the counties to do a number of things, particularly because health is devolved. The county governments are obligated to set aside dedicated clinics in Level Two, Level Three and Level Four hospitals to offer outpatient services to persons with mental illness. This will go a long way to ensure that cases that have not gone to extreme levels can be cured. In addition, there will be community-based organizations care, which will include family and community programmes. It will even be better for someone with mental illness to be taken care of within their communities. We have heard of cases where someone is taken to some mental health hospital and ends up becoming more ill because of the prevailing environment. I think this Bill will go a long way in ensuring that there will be a standardized treatment for all the mental cases in this country. Clause 47 of this Bill clarifies the action that should be taken against a person who is in charge of taking care of mentally ill persons. For many years, we have had cases where some of the people who are in charge of mentally ill patients have actually abused or treated them badly. As a result, the same patients end up getting worse. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is quite important and deserves support because mental cases are very rampant. We have heard of many cases of husbands killing their wives and vice versa over very pretty issues. Investigations of such cases point to mental health issues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill by Sen. Kasanga has come at the right time. I beg to support."
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