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    "id": 1440559,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1440559/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Loima, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Protus Akujah",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy regarding the recruitment of casual workers at the Kenya Power Company stations in Lodwar and Kakuma, Turkana County. The Kenya Power Company has been engaging casual workers to supplement its workforce. There have been growing concerns and grievances reported by the casual workers engaged by the Kenya Power Company workers stationed in Lodwar regarding their unsatisfactory terms of employment. It is disheartening to note that the workers, who have served the company diligently for years, have been denied permanent and pensionable employment status during the recruitment and confirmation exercises while their counterparts from other counties have been absorbed. Some of them have even been posted in Turkana County. Reports indicate that factors such as nepotism, tribalism and lack of transparency have marred the recruitment process, thereby locking out qualified casual workers. This unjust treatment not only demoralizes the affected workers and hinders effective service delivery but also perpetuates the marginalization of Turkana County residents and denies them opportunities for gainful employment."
}