The vacancies in the Dewan Negara should be allocated to at least two senators to represent the OKU (people with disabilities) sector to better highlight issues affecting the disabled community, said the Malaysian Mental Health Association.

Its president, Dr Andrew Mohanraj told Malaysiakini today that many stakeholders have sought for two or three slots in the vacancies to be allocated to individuals representing the OKU community, with at least one to represent the mental disability segment of the community...