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    "id": 907629,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/907629/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "governments to ensure that we have the right expertise at the rural level to handle mental health. This is a good Bill which will cushion us against mental illness in Kenya and provide a framework to deal with these issues. Lastly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have seen a provision in the Bill which provides ways in which mental illnesses will be handled in the armed forces, where in the recent past, we have had rampant cases. We have seen police forcers shooting each other in police camps. Therefore, it is important for us to ensure that once somebody has been licensed to carry a firearm, his or her mental capacity is evaluated. It is important for us to provide, in this Bill, for frequent evaluation of police officers so that we ascertain whether they are mentally ill or stable. Otherwise, I take this opportunity to thank Sen. Kasanga. The first time I saw her was when we were sworn in here. She was the first Senator to walk into this House without shoes, and I thought she was mentally disturbed. However---"
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