Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 941 to 950 of 1925.

• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what concerns me – this is why this Bill is on the Floor of this House – is how do we handle and relate to mental illness as a family, society, community or nation? How do we handle mental illnesses when we deal with such people who may be unfortunate to be in the extreme end of the problem? It is, therefore, important that institutions are put in place. This is why the first element that has been put in this Bill is the ownership; domesticating this Bill to be owned by county governments. That, the ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Two, how do county governments assimilate and accept mental illnesses as part of those diseases that must be run by a health centre, dispensary or sub-county hospitals? They must be educated to treat mental illnesses, just like pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, and Tuberculosis (TB), or for that matter, HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS became a stigma to even pronounce that you are HIV positive. As the Minister for Heath, I remember having a difficult time trying to educate Kenyans when I brought in the Know Your HIV Status campaign. I brought in a huge band from New York City, Cool and the Gang, to ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our mental hospitals do not offer the environment that is conducive to rapid healing. Those who have been in those hospitals have been healed and gone out as people who can run a perfect mental hospital and encourage the other people who are mentally ill so that they can take them through the milestones they went through before they came out. Use volunteers particularly those who have had similar episodes and discharged from hospital. They are best volunteers to sit down with those patients in our mental institutions and walk them through the path they have ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I said earlier on, a slight mood change can make you do bizarre things, but that does not amount to mental illness. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: If anything else, Sen. Kang’ata has reinforced the point I was trying to make that in one way or another, every Kenyan is at times seized with a difficult problem that he may not be able to handle. He finds it too overwhelming at that material point in time. Now that this issue has been corrected, I think it has reinforced my point. The type of institutions that we will set up for care of these people, should not be categorized as specialized units although they may be set aside for such other patients who may appear to be violent ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: The Bill should also address the issue of the kind of financial support they need at the county level because that is where they will reside rather than referring people to Mathari Hospital. I support the Bill. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the students and teachers from Kangaru Girls High School. You are in a proper place at the proper time. Learning is an experience and a process. In my previous position as the Minister for Education, I have known Kangaru Girls High School because they used to perform very well. I hope that they continue performing well. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: You are welcome here to see the Senate at work particularly how we process the Bills that relate to devolution. The Senate ensures that the resources that flow to the county governments are properly used. You are always an interface between yourselves and the family units at home. Therefore, when you go home, you can tell them what happens in the Senate. You can explain to them some of the things that may appear complex. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I welcome Kangaru Girls High School here and look forward to seeing more of them even if it is not in this ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also join the rest of the Hon. Members of the Senate in passing my condolence to the family of the late Hon. Oduya Oprong‘‘. I knew him very early in the years of the struggle for Independence. He was one of our most astute politicians at the time of KANU; somebody who would stand up, call a spade a spade and not spare the language. Transitioning from the colonial era to an era of Independence required men of outstanding ability to liberate this nation from the yokes of colonialism. I remember him and the ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: I, thank you, for this opportunity and please accept the condolences of the people of Kisii County, my family and myself. I knew Hon. Oduya Oprong‘‘ and his family. God bless his family. view