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    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Karemba Muchangi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to state that sex for fish has not been brought to our attention. If there is such an issue, we gladly wish that it be brought before our Committee. We will expedite on it. On supplementary questions, I commit, on behalf of the Committee, that we will forward the questions to the Ministry for further information and submissions. I wish to mention that labour officers are friendly but inadequate. I said that we have only one labour officer operating in Kericho and Bomet. One officer is not enough. What we have done is recommend. We have made a recommendation to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to give additional labour officers so that they can attend to issues of labour. On the issue of the many women infected with HIV/AIDS, we have recommended that the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action conducts awareness campaigns in those tea farms. Not just in those two companies - James Finlay and Ekaterra Tea Kenya PLC- but also other estates. We have several estates in Kericho, Bomet and other places in the country. They are working together with County Women Members of Parliament so that they can create awareness on HIV/AIDS to women and men on what they should do to be in good health. Looking into this matter and seeing the interest, one of the recommendations that we made was that, since those issues have been reported for a number of years and this exposé was just done the other day, we are considering a full inquiry into issues to do with sexual harassment and exploitation so that we can fully understand them. If we give all our attention to this investigation through a full inquiry, we will get even more details that will be helpful to this House and to the country. I am delighted that the women of this House have expressed interest in contributing to this issue. I invite them to do so. We will possibly table the Report tomorrow. When it is officially tabled, they can contribute to it. I was worried when we conducted investigations in Kericho and Bomet and I did not hear the voice of the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA). They did not speak to this issue and I was very worried. I am glad that they are now very interested. Many thanks to Hon. Beatrice Kemei for bringing this matter to the House. I invite all women in this House to be attentive to the Report which we will table tomorrow, so that they can help us to help the women of Kenya. Thank you."
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