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    "id": 1233676,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour on the Inquiry Regarding Sexual Harassment of Female Workers in Tea Estates in Kericho County, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 23rd March 2023. Hon. Beatrice Kemei, Member for Kericho County, sought a Statement on 21st February 2023 from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour regarding sexual harassment of female workers in various tea estates in Kericho County. In the Statement request, the Member stated that female workers in various tea estates in Kericho County lived and worked in deplorable working conditions and were victims of sexual abuse in the hands of their male bosses. An expose` by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) Africa Eye Documentary entitled “Sex for Work: The True Cost of our Tea” was aired on 20th February 2023 in which two companies, namely James Finlay Kenya and Ekaterra Lipton Teas and Infusions (formerly Unilever) were reported as having witnessed incidences of sexual harassment and exploitation. In addition, several anonymous females featured in the documentary named four male persons; two in each of the companies as the perpetrators of the acts. Following the request for Statement, the Committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of sexual abuse and table a report in the House with a view to having the report debated, adopted and recommendations forwarded to the concerned agencies for implementation. This was The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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