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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I realized yesterday that most people did not really seem to capture what we were saying, that the existing laws, the existing statutes are very generous – they allow the Minister, under Section 43, to appoint a Wages Council. This Wages Council is categorized into two wings, one is general workers wages council and then the agricultural workers council. There is a provision that you can form any other council as you wish. That has not happened for the last many years and the workers in the flower industry – not Naivasha people – have been short changed throughout. I have explained and expressed the concerns that what they go through is really worse than what we call “neo-colonialism” or, at the very best, slavery. I want to be proved wrong and I am glad that some hon. Members of the Labour Committee are around. Let them tour the farms; tonight, as I said yesterday, some people who earn only Kshs3,500 or Kshs3,700 before recovery of loans, are going to have just ugali, water and salt. They cannot afford Sukuma wiki, forget about anything else!"
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been having a policy, as a Government, to plant a lot of trees, and there are a lot of trees being planted all over. Most of the flower farms are in fragile eco-systems, where trees themselves are a challenge. Now, you have a situation where 100,000 workers plus, who are in this industry, are condemned and will never use gas, because one gas cylinder costs more than their entire salary. So, they will never use gas. The 100,000 plus workers will have, in one way or another, have to find their own way of getting energy. The only option open to them is cut down trees or to burn charcoal."
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"content": "I explained and said that even if, in the unlikely event that this House cannot be persuaded otherwise, I would like you to revisit the case of one Wanjiru. This Wanjiru was charged last week because according to the neighbours, she was neglecting her four children. Little did they know that Wanjiru is actually a casual labourer in one of the flower farms and the kids kept crying because of lack of food. Neighbours thought otherwise; so the police took action; the lady was arrested and the local social workers had to intervene. She has lost her children to a children’s home, not because she committed any crime. With a wage of Kshs170 per day, if you consider how much you can pay--- Kshs170 per day! You have now to pay the rent; you have to consider everything else, including school fees. You will understand that it is impossible. The lady now is tortured mentally; she is harassed by the police because they feel that the children should not be crying for food; one child is seven years old."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would challenge the committee on security – the Chair is right here – to go and visit the police station and see it. There was nothing; there was no beating of the children. In a situation where you have workers having to walk for tens of kilometers daily; in a situation where you have workers, particularly female workers--- I really feel bad about it. For you to get extra hours, you have to sleep with the supervisor. To sleep is not just to sleep; many things happen. This is a place---"
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