Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1784.

• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very important as well to desegregate the different mental illnesses and the various facilities that they need and information. This part about the research data is very important. It will be interesting just to know from discussion whether we already have some baseline data that we can deal with. For example, what does that baseline data say? There is also the step of doing further fact- finding; knowing that, for example, some people with severe mental illness tend to be locked up and cannot be easily accessed. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Sensitization programmes, as mentioned in the Bill, are also very key. At the end of the day, it is very important to put into place mental health expenses and the need for monetary and human resources. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: The proposed New Section 20A calls for a periodic mental health review. That is very key. Part XII of the Bill talks about the care and administration of property of persons with mental illness in terms of inheritance and transition, that is, being able to give up property. This is a category that is completely ignored most of the time in this matter. One of the Senators who spoke earlier clearly indicated that in some cases somebody could even give away their property because they were in a particular state of depression that was not seen as mental illness. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it all down comes to identifying whether, even in the medical colleges where people are being trained, we are churning out psychiatrists, psychologists and counsellor, but at what percentages? Are they well equipped? How are they evaluated and able to do their work? The data from 2016 shows that there were only 88 psychiatrists in Kenya; many of them were in urban areas. There is again the rural-urban dichotomy coming in. Unfortunately, it replicates across all other levels of inequalities; not only economic, but also gender inequalities. You will find, probably, more girls suffering and prone to ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: The Bill is very clear in fighting for the rights of person with mental illnesses at all levels. It has put into place various key structures to enable that process be followed through. These public mental institutions that are being put into place are critical in ensuring that these rights are adhered to. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: The Bill appropriately amends various sections of the Mental Health Act that is already in place. In some places, it is deleting some sections and adding others. However, there is a clear flow and insight put in this Bill in addressing the specific issues. What are these specific issues and what do they aim to do at the end of the day? It aims to promote mental health. There has to be a discussion. 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. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: In certain countries, especially lately in the United Kingdom (UK), Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry have been picking up this issue and talking about it. They have been popularising it by saying that they almost felt that their own mental health was in problems at one time or the other when. They went through very traumatic times. It is very helpful to talk about it, share and come up with various groups to articulate this issue. Therefore, this Bill is very helpful. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of reducing mental illness, medicines, taking care for and institutionalization comes in. However, coordination in the prevention of mental illnesses is very important. That also has to be in place. We cannot watch the numbers go up without finding the triggers, points and variable that might create this. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: There is one variable that we were discussing earlier. There is a lot of work that shows there might be a correlation between taking marijuana and mental illness. That data is there. It could be anecdotal as it has not been put out clearly in terms of numbers. Saying that there is one person who took marijuana and did not go mad, is just using one example that might not give the actual picture. In fact, the data shows that there is a lot of mental illness related to alcohol and drug abuse. Data from World Health Organisation (WHO) says ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: The other parts of this Bill are to do with the board, composition and its responsibilities are quite standard in terms of their presentation and what is expected of them. The conversation needs to begin by first accepting that there is a problem. There is no way we will be able to address this issue without accepting, running around and thinking that this is for other people and not me. It starts with a clear conversation which needs to go even to the family level for parents to begin it. If 14 years is the starting point, then many youth ... view