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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You were right last time that I should have tried to summarise. Now that I know 15 minutes is not a very long time, I will start by thanking all the Senators who contributed. If you will allow me, I will read them by name. They are: Sen. Were, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. Mugo, Sen. M. Kajwang’, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, Sen. Wetangula, Sen. (Dr.) Langat, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, Sen. Poghisio, Sen. Cheruiyot, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo, Sen. Sakaja, Sen. Kihika, Sen. Farhiya, Sen. Nyamunga, Sen. Olekina, Sen. Malalah, Sen. Mwaura, Sen. Halake, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have taken note of every comment, addition, sentiments, and motion that has been put into this Bill. I will summarise some of the salient issues that were brought up. They include aligning the Bill to the global trend of moving away from institutionalization of patients to home and community-based care; increasing penalties on matters pertaining to administration of properties of persons with disability and addressing the issues of persons with physical disability as well as mental illness. There were also concerns of conditions of the caregivers in the mental health facilities; limiting functions of national Government to those that are prescribed in the Constitution and empowering counties to do more. There is also need for work places in the Government, including Parliament, to have in-house mental health practitioners. There is also need to look into matters of consent of treatment and right to participate in treatment by the mentally ill. Members also talked about areas of ownership and disposal of properties of octogenarian and inclusion of persons who are non-practitioners into the mental health boards in the counties. There is also need to look into maternal mental health, legal capacity of the mentally ill people and definitions of what unsound mind in various existing laws is. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am deeply grateful to all the Senators. All their contributions have been taken into account. Like I said last time, the fight against stigma on mental health issues has started now that the Senate has spoken. I want to take these conversations and put them into a form of publication, as a way of deeply appreciating what the Senators have contributed, and take it further and wider because many Kenyans The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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