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    "id": 1160495,
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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": "Madam Temporary Speaker, my advice to labour movements and trade unions is that they should look into the relationship of employees and their employers. In my county, when they are hiring casual labourers, they tell them to sign a contract yet they do not know the pay, the task allocated, when to be paid and the length of the contract. Most of the counties have been violating this provision. Therefore, it is important to ensure that employees are protected. The Committee on Labour and Social Welfare tried to tackle this issue when they were discussing the issue of the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE). So, it must be put in writing. Journalists working with a media house, for example, the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit (PBU) which broadcasts the live proceedings are doing a fantastic job. Kenyans are able to follow live proceedings on YouTube and the Senate Twitter page. They now have access. I saw the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 55 of 2021) in the Order Paper. Farmers who grow cotton in Kericho and Kisumu counties would like to know the progress of this Bill. For example, if you are working for the PBU, the contract should indicate that you are working from 8.00a.m. to 6.30p.m. unless when we are having a Special Sitting. Therefore, it is important to define this, so that the Employment and Labour Relations Court can have an opportunity to interpret the law. This is why I was emphasising that the trade unions have abandoned their role. They are; The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE), Dock Workers Union, the Central Organization of Trade Union (COTU), the Kenya National Union of Teachers(KNUT), Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN), Universities' Academic Staff Union (UASU) for academic and staff union in the universities, just to mention. We must protect our employees. When we protect employees, we protect our families. If the law is followed, most families will continue being together and there will be no breakdown."
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