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    "id": 1244768,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1244768/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13223,
        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing me to read this Petition to the Senate on unlawful deduction of female teachers’ salaries by Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA): “We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya, being representatives of female teachers from Taita-Taveta County employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), wish to present this Petition to the Senate, on behalf of ourselves and also on behalf of 171 female teachers. We humbly draw the attention of the Senate to the following- THAT, Teachers Service Commission has been colluding with Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA), to unlawfully deduct Kshs200 monthly subscription fees from over 171 female teachers’ salaries without their consent since 2019. THAT, the female teachers have never signed any agreements with KEWOTA to join the association or authorize it to make any monthly deductions from their salaries. THAT, by forcefully recruiting members to the association KEWOTA contravened the Constitution, which contemplates that joining a union or any association must be voluntary. THAT, TSC committed an economic crime by colluding with KEWOTA to deduct Kshs200 from female teachers every month, who are not members of KEWOTA."
}