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    "id": 1082845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu West, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Olago Aluoch",
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        "legal_name": "John Olago Aluoch",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing regarding failure by the Kenya Railways Corporation to engage casual labourers in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Kisumu– Butere railway route and the Kisumu-Lela railway section. In the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Kenya Railways network, the corporation has been engaging the services of the National Youth Service (NYS) to complement other professionals in undertaking casual and unskilled services. The cadre of unskilled labour is recruited from the local areas where the rehabilitation and reconstruction is being undertaken. This has worked very well in most areas in the country. However, since the corporation commenced works on the Kisumu-Butere line, it has been using unskilled labour from as far away as Nakuru while ignoring locals especially in the Kisumu-Lela section of the line. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson to address the following issues. i) Could the Chairperson explain the policy/criteria that the corporation is applying in recruitment of unskilled and semi-skilled labour in the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction of the railway network? ii) Could the Chairperson provide the expected completion date of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Kisumu-Butere line? iii) Could the Chairperson provide a detailed account of the total number of unskilled and semi-skilled workers engaged in the Kisumu-Lela section and a breakdown based on sub-county? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
}