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    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": "Ekaterra Teas and Infusions has 43 per cent of female supervisors and managers and were working towards increasing the numbers to 50 per cent. The Committee commended this but cautioned against discrimination against the male gender competing for the same positions. Further, it advised that the influence and ability to effect change of the female supervisors and managers should be empowered to effectively root out the vice. The Committee finds that whereas workers acknowledged that there are policies to ensure adherence to labour laws, the same workers cited frustration in reporting cases since the culprits were never brought to book. Consequently, many of them were no longer reporting cases to the authorities. Lastly, to establish investigations into the heinous acts to ensure the culpable perpetrators are brought to book and justice, the Committee noted that the investigations by the DCI into the allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation were progressing slowly. Further, the Kericho County Security Team reported they are yet to interview the BBC journalist who made the documentary to receive any evidence on the incidences as reported in the documentary by the time of the visit by the Committee. The four persons named in the documentary as the perpetrators had not been arrested nor charged in a court of law since no victim had filed complaints against them to the police. The Kericho County Labour Officer did not report the frequency of their visits to the tea estates on matters sexual harassment. There is one labour officer in the whole county, and this may affect the quality and quantity of his visits. So, based on these findings, the Committee made a number of recommendations. One, that the DCI should fast track their investigations to identify the victims of the alleged sexual harassment and bring those culpable to book. Two, the victims of the sexual harassment in the tea estates should report incidences to the police for investigation and criminal prosecution. Three, the victims of the sexual harassment should report the incidences to the County Gender Office and County Labour Office. We have made the Report available to Members. I now beg to table the Report of the Committee and request Hon. Kuria Kimani, the Member for Molo to second. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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