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    "id": 1061124,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rarely get agitated on this matter, but what we are seeing here is a deliberate structured effort to kill unions. If you look at these answers, the reason why they are not doing gazettement is involving administrative matters such as bank accounts for collection. That is just a process of collection procedures. Then he says that this matter is pending and has been met with a lot of difficulties. He goes on to say that they have sought guidance. At the same time, they are saying they are doing a concept paper which will then be put forward for gazettement. Hon. Speaker, all these unions like KNUT, NUN, UASU for the universities and KMPDU for health workers... This offloading once they do that, then the people who are not members are treated differently. We saw that with KNUT so that they do not deduct, then they say you are not a member and they treat them differently and basically weakening the union. Unions stabilize industries. Hon. Speaker, let the whole world know that there is a trend in this country to kill trade unions in virtually all service industries. That has to come out and let that CS come here and let some of us know and come. He may not know, but I am in a trade union and have an active background. I can see what is being done. Hon. Speaker let me add this: You made an effort even in the last Parliament when you said this is something we have to look into. You made an effort. I know one time you even prepared where the ministers will sit to meet the requirements of the Constitution that they are not in the House. That was shot down. When the CS in charge of the National Treasury comes, how come that is acceptable? The other CS’s can come and be exactly where that CS sits and then we can face them. Hon. Speaker, that is a bigger picture that I think we need to look into. The Executive is increasingly becoming rather rouge."
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