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    "id": 1160478,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1160478/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, on weekends, you find somebody is enjoying good family time- I have noticed the change of Chair-somewhere in your farm in Nyando and someone calls you on work related matter. That is unfortunate. If it is a weekend, privacy should be observed. The right to privacy is very key. I also note people like Sen. Sakaja, the governor in waiting of Nairobi County and others who live within cities, want kupigasherehe bila kusumbuliwa . An employee has a right to disconnect from the employer. An employer may contact an employee during out of work hours if such are necessary for purposes of addressing an emergency. The people criticizing the amendment did not understand it because it has been provided. That is why I have mentioned people like doctors and those on call. During Covid-19, there was a circular with a list of essential services provided by the Ministry of Health. The Chairperson, Sen. Sakaja, led ably the Covid-19 taskforce that worked on approval of the rules and regulations. It is easy because we know who are the essential workers. We appreciate what technology is doing but we do not want it to erode social fabric, undermine family values and the right to privacy. Sen. Kasanga moved a very important Bill on mental health. The reason for breakdowns and depression is because of labor work pressure. Imagine a journalist who has woken up at 5.00 a.m. to cover a fire breakout here in Nairobi. The journalist is forced to wake up at 4.00 a.m. and does the stories all through up to around midnight. That journalist will suffer from stress, burnout and breakdown. When that employee wants to settle down, there are phone calls coming in. You can imagine the pressure. This will cause mental anguish and forms part of mental health. As human beings, we need to ensure that we relax. For purposes under which an employer can call an employee out of work hours, and you do not need to explain to your spouse, why Sen. Cherargei is calling you at 9.00 p.m. There is some level of engagement that should be provided for. If I call you at 9.00pm or 10.00pm, your spouse will be wondering why Sen. Cherargei is calling you at night. If I am calling you on a work related matter, your spouse will wonder why I did he not engage you before 5.00pm. Sen. Wambua will agree with me on that. As we mourn the chairman of the men’s conference, the late Mzee Jackson Kibor, these were some of the issues that we discussed in one of the conference. Another instance that we have highlighted in the Bill is on the use of electronic devices including phones, and computers to send or receive information, messages or any digital work related communication during out of work hours."
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