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    "id": 1024863,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "November 2019 and have never been remunerated up to date. They have not been paid for the last eight months, from November 2019 to now, August, 2020. (2) That the Senate investigates with a view to conducting a special audit to be done by the Auditor General on the Nandi County Government finance department, on the issue of payment of salaries and remittance of statutory deductions to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), National Health and Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) that they have been complied with. Finally, none of the issues raised are pending in a constitutional institution or any court of law.” The petitioners are Mark Sirma, Alice Kurgat, Judy Chepchumba, Nelly Chepng’etich and countersigned by yours truly. Madam Deputy Speaker, I request the Committee that you will refer this matter to, which I predict is the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare – to do a special audit because most of these workers are security personnel. With the fight against COVID-19 pandemic these are the frontline workers, manning and cleaning the hospitals. They are more predisposed to dangers of COVID-19 infection. From November 2019 to now - the last eight months - the casual support staff have not been paid. You can imagine the pain, agony and anguish their families have been in for the last seven to eight months that they have not been paid by the Nandi County Government. We request a special audit to be done on the issue of the statutory deductions by the Auditor General. We are aware that the Nandi County Government have not been remitting the statutory deductions of NHIF, NSSF and KRA. Let the relevant committee, be it The Committee on Health, Committee on Labour and Social Welfare or the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee rescue the lives of many workers who are suffering because of nonpayment. The same people have been demanding for their rights. They called and informed me that some of the people who have been agitating for better pay were summoned to the County Government of Nandi offices in Kapsabet and the police were called in to arrest them. The people demanding for labour rights and wages were detained in Kapsabet police station for almost a full day for speaking out. This is blackmail and intimidation by the County Executive of Nandi to try and muzzle these staff deny them of their labour rights as enshrined under Article 41 of the Constitution of Kenya. Therefore, I call upon the Senate to look at the plight of the people of Nandi, especially the casual labourers, who have not been paid for eight months. I request, through your office and the responsible Committee, that we come up with appropriate remedial action, so that our people can continue to enjoy their labour rights, as provided for and enshrined under Article 41 and even under Article 27 of the Constitution on the right to dignity. You work to get money; we are also being paid to be here. You can imagine how undignified it is when a father or mother goes back home everyday without pay. Madam Deputy Speaker, thank you for the indulgence."
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