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    "id": 1228981,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murgor",
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    "content": "In respect of the Bills the following were considered- (1) The Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No.11 of 2022). (2) The Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No.7 of 2023). (3) The Heritage and Museums Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No.8 of 2023). (4) Legislative proposals of both Bills. The Committee has considered the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2023, held public participation and tabled its Report in the House. On the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No.7 of 2023), the Committee has placed an advertisement on the local dailies, calling for submissions on 24th March, 2023. The Committee is scheduled to hold a shareholders’ engagement on Thursday, April, 2023, after which it will sit to consider the submissions and write a Report on the Bill. With regard to the Heritage and Museums Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No.8 of 2023), the Committee has placed an advertisement on the local dailies calling for submissions in March, 2023. The Committee is scheduled to hold a shareholder engagement on Thursday 18th April, 2023, after which it will sit to consider submissions and write reports on the Bill. The Committee also considered legislative proposals on the above mentioned three Bills. With regard to Petitions, the Committee considered three Petitions during the period under review as follows- (i) Petition by Mr. James Muriu Kagonga and other residents of Lamu, Baringo, Nairobi and on Linda Soka tapping into Kshs302 billion football economy. The Committee has met with Petitioners and is scheduled to meet with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs on Friday, 25th April, 2023. (ii) Petition by Mr. Kimtai Kirui and Mr. Chepses Arap Koech concerning illegal fraud by the First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency. The Committee has met with the Petitioners and scheduled a meeting with the other stakeholders. (iii) Petition by Dr. David Finji Atela and others on the unfair terms of conditions for the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff and delay in internship posting, the Committee is scheduled to meet the petitioners on Thursday, 24th May, 2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding the Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1), where a Senator may make a Statement on a matter of countrywide, intercounty, national, regional or international concern or a matter of general topical concern; three Statements were referred to the Committee as follows in response to the Statements from the Ministries- Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1); A total of 22 Statements were referred to the Committee. The Committee has concluded on four of the Statements and others are in various stages of Committee consideration."
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