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    "id": 962329,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "As the armed forces are serving, they have quite a number of challenges. Some of them, as Sen. Kasanga has mentioned, are psychological, because they live in fear. They are not sure whether they will break through wherever they go to work. For example, if they come from a peaceful town to a war torn area, they are not sure whether they will survive even for three months. They are affected psychologically and even have personal worries about their children, spouses and families. This worry must be addressed wherever they are. If they are far from their families, there should be a centre to psychologically help them address those worries. When it comes to erratic transfers, they have to go when they are sent. They are sent far away from their families, where they are detached from their children. They see their children when they are fully grown. Madam Temporary Speaker, they also have challenges with their own families. This is because the children may not understand why their fathers or mothers are absent in their lives. Therefore, they get a lot of psychological stress that needs to be addressed. We need to help them manage the situation. They should be made to understand that their parents are away on duty, and that they can only see them maybe during Christmas or when on leave for about three or four weeks in a year. A lot of psychological torture is going on in the families of the disciplined forces. Some of them come back home only to find their spouses have left or eloped with other people, and it becomes a challenge. There is also psychological trauma even for the extended families. For example, when a mother has a child working in the armed forces, she will appreciate that God has given her child a job. However, there is usually that worry in a parent on whether their child is fine; if he will brave though, and all that. There is need for centres to ensure that significant others of these disciplines forces are given psychological treatment in terms of psychosocial talks. They may not be financially faring well. The disciplined forces ensure you and I are protected. There is need to devise a mechanism to ensure that they are financially compensated. We must make sure their children access free education in our learning institutions. This is because of the risks and financial obligations that the armed forces go through. There is need to give them a reason to risk their lives. We, as a country, need to move with speed to stand with the armed forces and their families, because of what they do for this nation. 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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