Are we doing justice to her- MP questions why mother who stabbed daughter in Kitengela locked up.
A very disturbing video where a mother stabbed to death her very young daughter, ate the intenstines as she sang and neighbors watched helplessly.
When arraigned in court, the mother explained that she was frustrated by the boyfriend and going through low self esteem hence projected the anger towards the innocent kid.
Githunguri membet of parliament, Gathoni wa Muchomba, has come out to state that the judiciary was wrong to detain the mother.
She cited that irregardless of what the mother did, she deserves mental help and detaining her was not a right way to address what she did.
Gathoni stated,”It is sad and sickening that this girl who just killed her child and ate up her body parts in Kitengela. Instead of taking her to medication and health care interventions we are actually locking her up in a cell. Are we doing justice to her and other cases as such.”
The lawmaker also pointed out that the justice system should also be able to deal with this important aspect of life which is the mental health of individuals.
She further stated that the government should be in a position to address the mental health issues since it is now a national disaster.
She stated,” There are so many ills happening in the society and we do not have the right channels to deal with the issues. As a leader, it is my duty to air out such issues, the social aspect is missing and this needs to be addressed.”
“Despite announcing mental health issues a national disaster, there is still a gap. We lack funds, and fail to implement the law,” she added.
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