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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to second the Employment (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.11 of 2022), which has been moved by Sen. Cherarkey. I will not repeat what the Senator has eloquently presented. All I want is to say that this Bill is timely and is clearly anchored in the Constitution of Kenya. I want to begin by referring the House to Section 7(1) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of Kenya which states- “All law in force immediately before the effective date continues in force and shall be construed with the alterations, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions necessary to bring it into conformity with the Constitution.” Basically, this Bill is trying to anchor the Employment Act that was enacted in 2007 in the Constitution of Kenya, so that we do not have to read and do the adaptations but Parliament does the adaptations for us. Therefore, this Bill is important. I would like to refer to Article 41 of the Constitution of Kenya, which provides for labour rights. Section 41 states: “(2) Every worker has the right — (a) to fair remuneration; (b) to reasonable working conditions;” The reasonable working conditions is what the Bill is trying to achieve, so that outside working hours, people can enjoy their privacy and pursue other legitimate courses, unless it becomes absolutely necessary to engage them in matters concerning where they work. Madam Temporary Speaker, in terms of renumeration, the Bill also tries to underscore the requirement for employees to be compensated for any work done outside the official working hours. Of course, the Bill goes further to impress the digital economy where all of us are headed."
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