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    "id": 1067730,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wilson Sossion",
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    "content": "Where we are at the moment, looking at the constitutional clamour of the citizens of this country and democratisation of this country, we, as Parliament, should not be an impediment to this process. Rather, we should allow the process to proceed to the next stage. As a workforce, we have been part and parcel of the struggle for democratic governance in this country. Even in 2017, it was our earnest desire that there should be a Government of national unity prior to election. As you have seen from figures, in 2007, the economy slumped from 7 per cent to 1.6 per cent, which means jobs and lives were lost. In 2007, after the elections, I, together with my union, had an opportunity of visiting the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nakuru and Eldoret. It is not something that we wish to see again in this country. Therefore, as a labour movement, we are cognisant that there are many benefits and gains in this Bill that will stabilise the country and guarantee peaceful elections as well as stablise and steady the economy. Kenya will be a middle-income country. It will be so robust with an assurance of jobs and good environment for businesses if only we tackle the issue of election violence and corruption. The nine issues that have been placed before us by the leaders of this country should be a covenant and a commitment that must be implemented once this Bill is passed. Even as we support this, because we look at the greater gains, we know that, as a workforce, we might be losing our voice in the Salaries and Renumeration Commission (SRC). The infrastructure of the SRC in the envisaged Bill should not take away the voice of workers. Whoever will be the President of the republic should ensure that the representation of workers in the SRC is sustained. As workers, we are losing the slot of nomination in the National Assembly. It is our belief that, moving forward, we should still be able, as a country, to ensure that workers are represented through other avenues. We even contemplate to have membership of constituent representatives in the Teachers Service Commission. This should be captured in the statute. It is our belief that the parliamentary system, the hybrid model…"
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