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    "id": 1169162,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
        "slug": "getrude-musuruve-inimah"
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. Allow me to thank the Petitioners for bringing this Petition before us because it their constitutional right to do so. Anyone can petition. We are here to listen to the petitions that come from Kenyans so that we can give an empathic ear and ensure service delivery for everyone. The Petitioners are justified in coming up with the Petition. One of the issues that have come out clearly - which is also their prayer - is that of promotion. They need to be promoted. They are also praying that there be an audit for all departments in the health sector in Uasin-Gishu County. Apart from that, there are also praying that there is proper governance in the health sector. These prayers are genuine. In as much as the Petitioners have come up with this Petition, there is need to also look for a mechanism of ensuring that the Petitioners are protected so that they are not laid off or victimized because they have come out candidly in this Petition. They have tried all offices and avenues and it is not forthcoming and that is why they have come to the Senate. There is need to ensure even when this matter is taken before the Committee, they ensure protection of the Petitioners. When petitioners come genuinely to the Floor of this House to petition there is need to ensure that they do not lose their jobs at the end of it all. When they petition it is not about themselves, it is about other workers. It is only that they have the nerve to come out and say, “Yes, despite what may come, we are going to do a petition.” It is unfortunate that what is coming out in this Petition is really unfair and wanting. There is need to investigate thoroughly and ensure that there is empirical evidence of the allegations that are coming out of this Petition. They are talking of verbal employment. Who on earth ever gave verbal employment? Even when house helps are given employment, there is some form of agreement where you agree on a certain rate. There is nothing like verbal employment when it comes to the national and county governments. There is need to interrogate and see who was given verbal employment and were people also paid? One of the way in which employers encourage their employees is to give them promotion. When you are given promotion for working hard it gives you the incentive to perform. Many organizations have done very well by incentivizing their workers by giving them promotion. In investigating this Petition, if there are employees who have been stagnant on one position for a very long time, they should be promoted because it is their right. Employees and employers have their own obligations. We have to look for a way in which we can cushion employees wherever they are. When it comes to issues of payment, apart from Uasin-Gishu county Government, there are some county governments where medics have not been paid for quite some time now. There is need for this Petition to extend to other counties and see if they can pay the medics who have not been paid because it is their right. It is unfortunate that medics sign the Hippocratic law that makes them even work during odd hours and in hardship situations because they have signed on to save human"
}