Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: That is a term that has been used on political opponents to paint them as being unfit to hold public office. A lot of stigma has accompanied mental health issues to the extent that when one is admitted to Mathari Mental Hospital in Nairobi, it is considered to be something close to a death sentence. Indeed, we have seen through exposes in the media and reports of committees of this House that the state of the counties premier mental health institutions is one that closely resembles a correctional facility or a prison, for lack of better words. People go in ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: debate on whether political and economic rights and right to representation would mean that you can still run for public office, even when you have been adjudged to be of unsound mind. However, I believe that, that is not the intention of this Amendment Bill. The other very critical component of this Amendment Bill is that persons with mental illnesses shall have the right of access to medical insurance for treatment from public or private health insurance providers. I am not certain whether the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has expanded its scope of cover to mental illnesses. However, I ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I fully subscribe to the comments made by my colleague, Commissioner, Sen. Cheruiyot. We have stigmatised mental illness in this country. People will not express concern when I say that Homa Bay is leading in HIV/AIDS in the country and but they will be up in arms when I mention that another area is leading in mental illness. I fully agree with the sentiments of my leader, Sen. Wetangula. He has clearly put it that every market place has its own share of insane persons. I do not know if this Senate qualifies to be a ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I made it clear that this is anecdotal evidence which is not empirical or verifiable. I will not insist that the interpretation of the House is something I must bring numbers to support. On that precinct, let it remain anecdotal and not verifiable and empirical. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to clarify and dissuade the House from taking the view that when we talk about Luanda, you are talking about the Mulembe nation. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because I have not done a proper national analysis, I withdraw the assertion that the density of persons with mental illness is higher in Luanda than anywhere else. I withdraw that. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you allow me. Luanda sits at the junction of Kakamega, Siaya, Kisumu and Nandi. Luanda sits at the junction of six counties and so it is a mini-Kenya and it should not be construed to represent only one community. I have received some statistics from the Mover of this amendment Bill. The architect tells me that one out of every four Kenyans has recorded mental illness. This House represents the country and you cannot expect us to represent those one out of four with mental illness. Those are recorded cases of mental illness. Mr. Deputy ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I intend to conclude without drawing further controversy. I would like to remind everybody that at some point in time, we all go through phases of mental illness. Allow me to talk about some of the proximate causes of mental illness in this country. There could be natural causes, pressures of work but there could also be issues of drug abuse. I have personally gone to certain parts of the coast, particularly Lamu and have seen the impact that drug abuse has had on the mental health of people. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: This Bill asserts that county governments have a responsibility to ensure they take preventive measures to curb the proximate causes and root causes of mental health illness in the counties. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, one other very important amendment to the existing Health Act is that the Act on judicial power of a person and estates of persons suffering from mental disorder has now been repealed and replaced with care and administration of property of persons with mental illness. This has been one avenue through which people who have worked their entire lives to acquire certain property at the sunset of their lives when sometimes their mental faculties are not as optimal as they ought to be; you will find people coming in, trying to take advantage of the ... view