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    "id": 1033610,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I want to commend my Whip, Sen. Farhiya, for that bold statement and I agree with her entirely. We need our Committees to be efficient, effective and deliver as per the Standing Orders. I am proud of my former Chairperson, Sen. Sakaja. I think he is performing beyond our expectations and he is soaring high. When I was a Member of that Committee, I learnt a lot and I am happy that my former Committee of Labour and Social Welfare is doing very well. I can see they are doing a lot of deliverables. I want to tell the Committee that they are lucky to have the Nairobi City County Senator as their chairperson. I am proud and I want to register my appreciation for assisting the people of Wajir County. I have some friends there and they are very proud of what you did. We want to ensure that our Committees are effective and efficient. I want to challenge my colleagues to join the leadership of various Committees. This is the time to rise up to the occasion. I can be the chairperson of the Sessional Committee on Delegated Legislation, Sen. Faki. I can see my successor in the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Sen. Omogeni and he is performing very well. I can also see the Attorney-General emeritus, Sen. Wako, in the House. We need to have efficient and effective committees. My only issue with the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is to request Sen. Sakaja to follow up on the issue of Nandi County where, from November 2019 up to now, 384 casual labourers have not been paid. I want to call upon the Committee to intervene. I want you to use the same military precision that you used to address the issue of Wajir County; that same vigour and energy should come to Nandi County. The 384 casuals that have not been paid their dues from November 2019 up to now have bills to pay; school fees, medical bills and rent. Sen. Sakaja, I kindly request you that before we break, the best Christmas gift that you can give to the 384 casual labourers that have not been paid for more than nine months, is to ensure that they are paid their dues and are reinstated back to their work and not having a Nairobi Christmas tree lighting ceremony. This is because the Labour and Relations Act provides the procedure of firing or sacking employees. I want to challenge and request the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare through the able leadership of Sen. Sakaja who wears different hats by leading the party that formed the Government in the 2013-2017 regime, having served in the National Assembly in various capacities-- I want to request this House that the best Christmas gift to the people of Nandi, more so the 384 casual labourers is for the Labour Committee to intervene. Let them be paid promptly their nine months dues plus, and be reinstated back to their workstation. I am happy that one of the efficient and effective Committees that we have in this House is the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. Labour is a very challenging issue. I want to challenge the Committee that they need to look at the rising wage bill that has gone beyond 35 per cent. I do not know what we will do to assist the ballooning wage bill within our counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also sit in CPAIC. One of the issues that has always come up is the ballooning wage bill. I am very effective as a Member and so I The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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