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    "id": 907598,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/907598/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "When I was listening to Sen. Kihika, I remembered that 95 percent of all Kenyans who go to the United States of America (USA) work in the mental health sector. They feed their families through the proceeds that they get from working in mental health facilities. It begs the question as to why we should not be able to borrow that concept and ensure that we care about the well-being of our people. I think we can really learn a lot. I was having a conversation with Sen. Kasanga who is the sponsor of this Bill. One of the areas that I was concerned with has to do with the issue of the obligations of the national Government and county governments. Health is a devolved function apart from the national referral health facilities which are in Schedule Four of the Constitution. I was suggesting to Sen. Kasanga that in her amendments, the functions of the national Government should be limited only to the national referral health facilities which are stipulated in the Constitution. We should find a way of empowering our county governments so that they can develop mental health facilities in the counties."
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