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    "id": 1243883,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1243883/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "At that time, the famous words, “kindly work from home,’’ came into effect. They were discouraging people from coming to offices to avoid the spread of COVID-19 by not crowding in offices. This Bill is essentially about the right to disconnect. I put it from the onset that Kenya is not the only country that is pushing the right to disconnect. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the rights of employees continue to grow by the day. Article 41 in our progressive Constitution 2010 talks about the rights of employees. One of the basic rights we know is the right to fair remuneration, good working conditions and employment. This Bill is coming at the right time because we are talking about the rights of employees, even the famous conversation about the Housing Levy Fund. Section 31 of the Employment Act says that every employer must provide a living quarter for their employees in a convenient working place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are just expanding and enriching the working environment of our employees. This Bill talks about the central right to disconnect. With the remote working environment, we need to protect right to privacy; right to family time. A research that was done in the USA shows younger management send the work of emails, text messages and WhatsApp assignments to employees beyond 5 p.m. This Bill on the Right to Disconnect will ensure that no worker or employee is forced to work outside working hours without having a structured engagement. There are countries such as France, in 2016, before the onset of COVID-19 remote working, they had passed such a law. Others are Belgium and Portugal. USA is having a discussion. I am happy that Kenya will become one of the first countries in Africa to enrich work by passing such a law. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Thursday is a holiday. Many young people have misinterpreted my Bill to mean ni kwenda kupiga sherehe. On a light note, Sen. Sifuna used to say, during campaigns, that he was the chairman of kupiga sherehe . On a lighter"
}