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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orwoba",
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    "content": "from one hand to another. Ever since, they have been impacted by poverty because it is a resource they were relaying on and suddenly, they now had to work in the farms as employees as opposed to land owners. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we look into this Petition and other matters surrounding issues raised in this Petition, it is imperative that the companies listed here are summoned to this House. I am talking about those companies highlighted for historical injustices to the Kipsigis Community and communities around the tea farms. They should come here to answer on several matters in the Petition. It is not just an issue of summoning them to a certain Committee such as the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare; Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; or the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources. The issues being raised touch on all the Committees of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am new in the Senate and I will need some guidance. As you look into which Committee you will refer this matter, I urge that if our Standing Orders allow, let these companies be summoned to the Floor of the House on a Plenary session. They need to answer to several matters, including land injustices, sex for work and gender-based violence due to negligence of the company policy. There is a lot of negligence in terms of how the women are being treated in these farms. It ties back into this colonial practice. It appears as though we are back to the colonial era in these farms. It is no longer an independent State in these farms. There are injustices, torture and the criminal activities that are going on there under the supervision of our own Kenyan directors. This is a very serious issue, please look at it holistically. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge you, let us summon these companies to the Floor of the House and have a Plenary session so that we can delve deep into land injustices, gender- based violence and how these plantations are operating as if we are back in colonial era. Thank you for the opportunity to weigh in on this matter."
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