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    "id": 1046112,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndwiga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njeru Ndwiga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Most of what I wanted to say has been captured by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. I, however, want to emphasize that non- remittance of statutory deductions when the deductions have already been done from the employees is criminal. In fact, what we have are employers who are stealing from their employees. It is so painful when an employee has, for example, been deducted NHIF, which covers them and their dependents and the moment they try get into a medical facility, they find that they cannot access it, just because the deductions have not been transmitted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have instances where employees cannot even access school fees, loans from their Savings and Credit Co-operations (SACCOs) or other emergencies from their SACCOs because their employers have not remitted dues already deducted from those employees. I quite agree that it is criminal. It is not just happening in county governments; it is happening with very many employers and institutions. We have seen lists of complaints from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCO) and many other SACCOs that employers are becoming notorious, deducting money from their employees and not submitting it to where it should be. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) today, very many young Kenyans are listed on the CRB, and these are employees of these 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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