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"content": "I rise pursuant Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the stalled revival of Miwani Sugar Company and the long-standing issue of workers' unpaid salary arrears. Miwani Sugar Company, one of Kenya's earliest sugar mills established in 1922, was placed under receivership in February 2001. This led to the retrenchment of 50 workers. What was initially intended as a temporary 90-day leave has now extended to over 26 years, leaving former employees in financial stress and leaving farmers struggling due to collapse of the sugar supply chain. Despite multiple plans to revive it, protracted legal battles over land ownership, government inaction and lack of investment have stalled any meaningful progress. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State the total salary arrears owed to former employees of Miwani Sugar Company and indicate a timeline for the payment of the said arrears. (2) Assess the socio-economic impact of the prolonged salary delays on the affected workers, their families and the Miwani community and outline specific remedial measures being implemented to mitigate these effects. (3) Provide an update on the status of legal disputes over land belonging to Miwani Sugar Company and explain any steps the Government is taking to resolve these cases to facilitate revival efforts. (4) Disclose whether the Government has engaged any strategic investor or partners to support the revival of Miwani Sugar and outline the proposed timelines for implementation. (5) Detail policy reforms considered in the short, medium and long term to prevent future mismanagement and ensure the sustainability of the sugar sector in Kenya. I thank you."
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"content": " Thank you. There are two Statements by Sen. Wambua Enoch. Sen. Beatrice, I am posing for you to make some decisions. You know the consequences of dropping any business. We made a resolution in Naivasha. Proceed."
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"content": "STATUS OF PENDING BILLS IN KITUI COUNTY"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to read the request for Statement by Sen. Enoch Wambua. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding the status of pending bills in Kitui County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide a report on the total value of pending bills currently owed by the County Government of Kitui, specifying the amount inherited from the previous administration. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "(2) Outline the mechanisms in place to verify the authenticity of these bills to prevent fraudulent or inflated invoices. (3) Provide timelines for the prompt payment of verified bills and explain how the County Government plans to prevent the accumulation of pending bills in the future. Mr. Deputy Speaker, there is a second Statement by Sen. Wambua."
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"content": "STATE OF HEALTH FACILITIES IN KITUI COUNTY"
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the status of health facilities in Kitui County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide the total number of health facilities in the county categorized by classification and indicate which are operational and which are non-operational. (2) Explain the reasons for the frequent shortage of essential drugs and the inefficiencies in their distribution across county public health facilities. (3) List the number of staff working under the county health department with year-by-year data from 2013 to date. (4) Outline the annual county budget allocation for the health department from 2013 to date. (5) Disclose the total amount of revenue generated from health facilities as part of the county's own source revenue from 2013 to date. I thank you."
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"content": " There is also a Statement by Sen. Beatrice Ogola."
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"content": "VIOLATION OF THE ONE-THIRD BASIC SALARY RULE BY PUBLIC SERVANTS"
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"content": "I thank you once more, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding concerns over tax regimes that have led to a growing trend where public servants are receiving salaries that violate the provisions of the Human Resource Policies and Procedure Manual on the one-third basic rule. There is growing pressure on public servants due to the mismatch between salary deductions and the legal framework, where public servants are receiving salaries that violate the constitutional one-third basic salary rule, which is exacerbated by recent tax changes. These tax changes, which include new mandatory contributions, have had a significant impact on the salaries of public employees. Over the last two years, workers have seen deductions of 1.5 per cent of their gross salary for Affordable Housing Levy along with an additional 2.75 per cent deducted for the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). These deductions, while intended for social welfare programs, have pushed many civil servants below the one-third threshold of their The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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