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    "id": 1085022,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1085022/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "making incomprehensible noise about Kenyans working in the Middle East. It has completely abdicated their responsibility of the protection of the workers. We also have a problem with Central Organization of Trade Unions, COTU (K); an organization that is supposed to protect the interest of workers. However, their leader has abandoned his role and now plays sectarian and unhelpful politics everywhere; jumping onto any political issue, except on issues affecting workers. The Kenya United Steel Company Ltd (KUSCO) was placed under receivership. The Committee that is going to consider this petition, must get the receiver and get full information on what the receiver did with the workers. When a receiver takes over a company, the interests of the workers do not extinguish including, but not limited to, statutory payments of the NSSF, National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and so on. As we consider this petition, we also decry other places where workers have been abandoned. The Pan-Paper workers of Webuye; a company that was doing so well all of a sudden went into turbulence and eventually was sold at a pittance. The families of the workers are now languishing in abject poverty in the western town of Webuye. We should also remember the workers of Mumias Sugar who have not been paid for many months. The receiver who went there is busy negotiating to cut deals on who buys Mumias Sugar Company Limited. He does not care about the workers. The Committee on Labour and Social Welfare of the Senate which is chaired by the Senator for Nairobi County, Sen. Sakaja, when looking at this petition should bring a comprehensive policy statement that can guide the country on how to deal with the workers of this country knowing that officials of their umbrella organization are only interested in collecting dues for their flamboyant living and not the protecting or fighting for workers anywhere. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you."
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