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    "id": 907576,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/907576/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill by Sen. Kasanga. If you look at Clause 4 beginning at 2A (a) up to (e), the most important thing is that there is need to reduce the incidences. The second issue is rehabilitation. It is not just a matter of taking care of people who are mentally incapacitated but we also need to make sure they are rehabilitated, so that they lead a normal life. The Bill also seeks to reduce the impact of mental illness on the members of the society and members of the family. It also seeks to promote recovery from mental illness. Once you are mentally sick, it does not mean that you will remain like that forever. This Bill seeks to ensure that there is a mechanism of making sure that there is recovery. Finally, the Bill seeks to ensure that the rights of persons suffering from mental illnesses are protected. We have seen a lot of suffering by people who are mentally ill. At this stage, it is important for me to state that in Kenya, most of us are mentally ill. Many Kenyans are mentally ill but we only get concerned about people we think are mad. When you go to any market place, people perceived to be mentally ill are known. However, we do not take into account many other people who are mentally ill. Today in the morning, I attended a burial of a son of a close friend of ours who committed suicide. The unfortunate thing is that the boy was a first-year law student. He was only two weeks old in the university."
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