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    "id": 1033133,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1033133/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 122,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wilson Sossion",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "wilson sossion",
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    "content": "In the recent past, the Government of Kenya adopted a systematic approach of utilizing interns across its ministries, State corporations and agencies. In view of the myriads of benefits that emanate from a robust internship programme, that includes the opportunity to obtain fresh perspectives, as well as ability to evaluate emerging talent and professions in the economy. However, TSC has now introduced measures that include deductions of Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and union deductions from the remuneration which is received by those interns. The Government Internship Programme is an important undertaking that needs to be continuously safeguarded. It is on account of this concern that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research on the following: (i) Why does the TSC pay its interns Kshs15,000 despite the official Government pay rate for interns being at Kshs25,000 per month? (ii) Why are interns’ terms not upgraded to permanent and pensionable at the end of the one-year period contract? (iii)What is the rationale of deducting the HELB loans from interns and yet, they are engaged for only short durations? (iv) Why does TSC compel interns to remit union deduction without their consent contrary to Article 41 of the Constitution? (v) Why does the TSC automate deductions specifically to Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) only and not any other union on the interns’ payroll without the consent of the teachers?"
}