Prof. Samuel Poghisio

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the onset, I support the amendment to this Bill. I thank Sen. Kasanga for a job well done in putting it together. Let me also use this opportunity to congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Zani and many other Senators who got State commendation. We are in a state of shock because one of us has been attacked and is in hospital. We have a situation in our hands. Let me add my voice to the support of this important Bill on mental health. Let us agree that we do not understand mental health. From that premise, ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: very few mental hospitals. Why do we not have mental treatment within our ordinary hospitals? It is because of the way we think of mental illness. If you are in West Pokot County and have a mental illness, you have to be brought all the way to Mathari Hospital because we have not trained enough doctors. We do not have enough psychologists, psychiatrists and counselors in this country. It is for the reason that we do not put emphasis on solving the issue of mental illness. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill is an amendment to an Act of Parliament which ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: We are insisting of doing it because we want to do it. However, here is a situation where we require to care for a person individually. People with mental illness cannot be lumped together for one care. It requires individualized care because the situations are different. Therefore, we must develop systems and institutions for care of those who are already sick. We must go beyond that and identify those who are in line and show symptoms. There are many ways of telling that and helping them within the family. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill tries to cover all that. It ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: are tied down and they cannot go out. Treatment must he humane. I hope that through this Bill, we can correct that situation. I have spoken about rehabilitation too. Let us fight this stigma that is holding tightly to us. This is not a normal thing. This is something that we need to worry about. Madam Temporary Speaker, I summarize by saying that the national curriculum in our training of Medical Training Colleges (MTCs) all the way to universities should include mental health as a course or a unit so that everybody is aware of that. Leaders must also be ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement. It is very clear that in areas, for example, the northern Kenya where issues of insecurity prevail, we need official Government guns to protect us. The official Government guns are those that belong to the National Police Reservists (NPR). The options are not very good. As the Senate Majority Leader has said – except I fault him for one or two things, one is drawing the names of presidential candidates into this. That should not come into this discussion. I do not think that will help us at all. Anybody who draws in ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 21st May, 2019- view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: 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
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Report on the 3rd Statutory Meeting of the Committee on Economic Development, Regional Integration and Natural Resources of the FP-ICGLR, held in Bujumbura, Burundi, on 13th to 14th March, 2019. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT, this House notes the Report on the 3rd Statutory Meeting of the Committee on Economic Development, Regional Integration and Natural Resources of the FP-ICGLR, held in Bujumbura, Burundi, on 13th to 14th March, 2019, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 21st May, 2019. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. I congratulate Sen. (Rev.) Waqo and the Senators who have spoken before me. This is a Motion that should not take too long to deal with. This House will stand in unison to support the Gender Equality Bill. view