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    "id": 1379586,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1379586/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Employment (Amendment) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 11 of 2022), be now read a Second Time. The Bill was read for the First Time in the House on 17th August 2023, pursuant to Standing Order 127 (1), and committed to the Departmental Committee on Labour for consideration and facilitation of public participation. The principal object of the Bill is to provide for the right to disconnect in the digital age. This Bill seeks to address increased employee burnout. Digital connectivity has also been noted to be slowly eroding employee leisure time, affecting their work-life balance. This Bill, therefore, seeks to strike a balance between work and private life so as to allow digital technology to positively affect workers' quality of life as supported by employers. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Bill contains two clauses for consideration. Clause 1 of the Bill provides for the short title. Clause 2 of the Bill provides for the amendment by inserting a new Section 27(a) to provide for the right of the employee to disconnect and for a policy on the same. The Bill does not limit any fundamental rights and freedoms as provided for under the Constitution. Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, counties are mandated to implement the national labour standards and employment policies in their counties. Therefore, the Bill concerns counties in terms of Article 110(1)(a) of the Constitution and Standing Orders. In line with Article 118 (1)(b) of the Constitution and Standing Order 127 (3), the National Assembly, in the local daily newspapers of 25th August 2023, invited the public to make submissions on the Bill. Further, the following stakeholders were requested to submit their views to the Committee: 1. Office of the Attorney-General and the Department of Justice. 2. State Department for Public Service. 3. State Department for Labour and Skills Development. 4. Public Service Commission. 5. Law Society of Kenya. 6. Kenya Law Reform Commission. 7. Central Organization of Trade Unions. 8. Katiba Institute. 9. Federation of Kenyan Employers. 10. Kenya Private Sector Alliance. The following stakeholders submitted their Memoranda to the Committee. 1. State Department for Labour and Skills Development. 2. Public Service Commission. 3. Council of Governors. 4. Law Society of Kenya. 5. Kenya Law Reform Commissions. 6. Federation of Kenya Employers. 7. Kenya Association of Manufacturers. 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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