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    "id": 1085011,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition is brought under Article 28, 29, 30, 37, 41 and 119 of the Constitution of Kenya and Section 5(4)(b), 16(a) of the Employment Act, regarding the fate of the former employees of KUSCO limited. The undersigned petitioners are citizens of Kenya who largely resides in Mombasa County, in the Coastal Region and are former employees of Kenya United Steel Company (KUSCO). They wish to draw the attention of the Senate to the fate of the said citizens upon termination of their employment. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the facts of the case are that the undersigned 163 people were employed by the company called KUSCO which is based in Jomvu Sub-county, Mombasa County. The petitioners were illegally dismissed from employment, but were not compensated by the employer. Instead, the company was sold and the employees left to languish in poverty. The petitioners, through Joesph Ashioya and 171 others, filed the matter before the High Court in Mombasa under Petition No.703 of 2011. The matter was subsequently transferred to the Mombasa Employment and Labour Court and was dismissed by the High Court."
}