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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mustafa",
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        "legal_name": "Salim Idd Mustafa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to present a public Petition on behalf of employees of REA Vipingo Limited on non-payment of their salaries and deplorable working conditions. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the current and former employees of Rea Vipingo Plantation Limited in Kilifi County, draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, Rea Vipingo Plantation Limited employees in various departments have not been paid their salaries for the last three months; THAT, the management of Rea Vipingo Plantation Limited failed to remit statutory deductions to respective statutory bodies and that the company management failed to keep record of the same; THAT, employees allegedly work for long hours with meagre pay and experience incidences of physical abuse by the management; THAT, the employees are exposed to poor working conditions and are not provided with protective gears as required by labour laws; THAT, it is alleged that the company was sold to a new investor and, therefore, employees are likely to lose their jobs and benefits and, further, that this is the second time the company is changing hands without following the due process of compensating the employees; THAT, efforts to resolve this matter have borne no fruits; THAT, the issues in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or legal body; Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare:- (i) Recommends payment of the outstanding salaries to the employees and remittance of statutory deductions to the respective bodies. (ii) Ensures that the petitioners’ plight is addressed. (iii) Makes any other order and/or direction that it deems fit in the circumstances of the case. And your Petitioners will ever pray. It is presented and signed by me, Hon. Mustafa Idd, Member of Parliament for Kilifi South Constituency. Thank you."
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