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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, that is why I support this Bill 100 percent. We are now making it mandatory by law that they are allowed to fully participate in affairs of the community in any suitable position based on a person’s interests and capabilities. We shall not be able to go to a function and say: “I cannot listen to you”. Some of these people have been known to help even at times when you least expect. Madam Temporary Speaker, in this country, power usually shifts back to the true owners after every five years. When politicians retreat back to the village to seek votes that is the time they realize power belongs to the people. While on my campaign trail, I visited a village that I had not gone to since the last elections. In the midst of the crowd that came to listen to me there was a lady who clearly from her presentations, you could tell that she was mentally ill. She sought the opportunity to speak and when I granted her the chance, she turned out to be the savior who would help me on that particular day. She asked the people: “I see you people harassing this young man and asking all sorts of questions. Have you, yourselves finished or sorted out all the problems in your homes before you come to harass him? People laughed because it was a light moment, but that was the avenue through which I got the opportunity to speak to those people and tell them that given another opportunity I would give priority to their needs. That tells you that it is important to make these kinds of provisions that nobody should discriminate mentally-ill patients on account of the challenges they face and bar them from participating in community activities. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is one thing that l wanted to point out about the people that sit in this board. Clause 7 states that the people who shall constitute the board should be persons with experience of at least four years in mental health care. The only thing that I have not been able to properly pick out is how many people with a non- medical background will be appointed to the county boards. I would have wished that we also nominate people representing the religious fraternity because some of the challenges that people face are of a spiritual nature. Therefore, having pastors, representatives of the church or religious institutions in these boards will help in giving proper directions. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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