9 Sep 2021 in Senate:
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9 Sep 2021 in Senate:
I wish to send a message of condolences to those who lost their loved one in Laikipia County. Security is paramount and the IG, the County Commissioner and the CS are taking the lives of people as a joke. They should resign from today because it looks like they are playing politics. They should put the security of Kenyans and this country first. We harshly condemn what is going on, not because we are politicians, but because we feel the pain and we cannot help them. If the people assigned to provide security and politicking, who should protect Kenyans? This ...
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9 Sep 2021 in Senate:
I wish to send a message of condolences to those who lost their loved one in Laikipia County. Security is paramount and the IG, the County Commissioner and the CS are taking the lives of people as a joke. They should resign from today because it looks like they are playing politics. They should put the security of Kenyans and this country first. We harshly condemn what is going on, not because we are politicians, but because we feel the pain and we cannot help them. If the people assigned to provide security and politicking, who should protect Kenyans? This ...
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4 Aug 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a Statement on an issue of general topical concern.
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4 Aug 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a Statement on an issue of general topical concern.
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4 Aug 2021 in Senate:
I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern namely the alarming rate of suicide cases in Kenya.
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4 Aug 2021 in Senate:
I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern namely the alarming rate of suicide cases in Kenya.
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4 Aug 2021 in Senate:
The World Health Organization (WHO) rates suicide as a serious global public health issue that is among the top 20 leading causes of deaths worldwide. The WHO estimates that suicide accounts for more deaths than malaria, breast cancer, war and homicide. Globally, close to 800,000 people die of suicide every year with an estimated 78 per cent cases occurring in low and middle income countries.
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4 Aug 2021 in Senate:
The World Health Organization (WHO) rates suicide as a serious global public health issue that is among the top 20 leading causes of deaths worldwide. The WHO estimates that suicide accounts for more deaths than malaria, breast cancer, war and homicide. Globally, close to 800,000 people die of suicide every year with an estimated 78 per cent cases occurring in low and middle income countries.
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4 Aug 2021 in Senate:
The WHO ranked Kenya at position 114 among 175 countries with the highest suicide rates with Kenya’s suicide rate being 6.5 suicides per 100,000 people. The data that was compiled between April and June 2021 by the Department of Operations at the DCI showed that at least 483 people committed suicide in the past three months with Central Kenya leading with 181 suicide cases with Kiambu topping the list, accounting for 109 of the cases. The youngest person reported to have committed suicide was nine years old while the oldest was 76 years old.
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