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    "id": 1152079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "We agree that it needs to advise the Government on how to pay workers and our allowances. However, they should not abrogate themselves those powers. Their work is to offer advisory. We do not want the abolishment or removal of SRC. However, it should stick to its mandate so that it protects workers. My final point is on the county workers. There is no county including, Wajir, Nyamira, Laikipia, Bungoma, Vihiga, Kitui and Nandi that does not have problems with issues of workers. If it is not late payment, it is no salary. Everywhere you go, the only problem county workers face is the late payment of salary, they are put on casual for long while some of them are not paid commensurate to their work. There are so many ghost workers that are paid through payment vouchers. Some of them are not given permanent and pensionable. Do you remember I brought here an issue on the plight of casual laborers in Nandi County in November 2018? Up to now, they have not been given permanent and pensionable status. The same scenario is also reflected in Bungoma county government. That is why I hope that the voters in every county especially those in Wajir County go to vote to protect the county workers who are being treated like doormats in most of their counties. They do not have access to better renumeration. I was shocked to learn that the Nandi county government has not paid statutory deductions. They do not remit the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) contributions. When county staff go to seek medical attention in Eldoret, Kapsabet, Nandi Hills, or Kaptumo. When those workers submit their NHIF cards, they are told that their employer, the Nandi county government, has not remitted their statutory deductions. We must agree to address these issues because they do not only affect Nandi County. It cuts across most of the counties. As we celebrate this year’s Labor Day or May Day, we must address the rights for workers. Going into the future, we must think about what our legacy or the future of the Senate will be. I am happy a number of my colleagues who are here today, God willing a number of them will be in the next Senate. We must fix the issues affecting county workers across all the 47 county governments. I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve and wish her well. She has left indelible ink on the issue of legacy that has been going on. I support this Statement. Thank you."
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