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    "id": 1022409,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1022409/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir East, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rashid Kassim",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13504,
        "legal_name": "Rashid Kassim Amin",
        "slug": "rashid-kassim-amin-2"
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I present a Petition regarding the payment of salary arrears for staff of the Postal Corporation of Kenya. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the employees of the Postal Corporation of Kenya, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Article 41 of the Constitution provides that every person has the right to fair labour practices; THAT, the Postal Corporation of Kenya, a commercial State enterprise operating under the Postal Corporation of Kenya Act, 1998, is mandated to provide postal and financial services under the Universal Service Obligation; THAT, over the past five years, the Corporation has consistently posted a deficit in an increasing trend which led to financial challenges making it difficult to settle staff salary arrears; THAT, the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the situation with minimal postal activities; THAT, the Corporation is undergoing a serious financial crunch and consequently has not paid salaries to its employees since March 2020; THAT, efforts made by the Petitioners to have the Corporation address their plight have been unsuccessful; THAT, the issues presented in this Petition 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 Communication Information and Innovation: (i) Investigates the matter with the view to resolve the issues relating to delay in payment of salaries to the staff of the Postal Corporation of Kenya. (ii) Pursuant to what the Employee Act recommends, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) responsible for ICT initiate a process of rescuing the Postal Corporation of Kenya from its current financial crisis. (iii) Make any other appropriate recommendation that it deems fit in addressing the circumstances raised in this Petition. And your humble Petitioners will ever pray. I thank you."
}