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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": "Hon. Senators, the salient issues raised in this Petition are as follows- THAT, on the collapse of the takeover of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries Limited (KCC), all employees were summarily terminated in November, 1997, following a strike. Thereafter, the union filed a case in the Industrial Court, Case No.24/1994, and the court ruled that the employees were entitled to their terminal benefits; THAT, the management of the then KCC Limited produced a schedule of payment due to every employee in terms of their terminal benefits, gratuity and unremitted Maziwa SACCO dues, totaling Kshs204,471,555.20 cents; THAT, another case was filed in the Employment and Labour Relations Court, Case No.1299 of 2013 and the court ruled that the employees be paid their dues by the new KCC and the Government; THAT, the new KCC appealed the decision condemning them to pay, and the Court of Appeal overturned the Labour Court's decision. However, in so doing, the Court of Appeal agreed that while all arguments before the court were pure legalistic, it gave an opinion that it will be just for the Attorney-General to advise the Government to honor its word to pay the workers who had suffered for long; THAT, a number of the employees have since died in misery and suffering without being paid their dues and those who are still alive continue to suffer; THAT, through the advocates, the petitioners’ have made several efforts to have the matter addressed by the relevant authorities, including the New KCC, the Attorney- General, and various Government agencies, all of which have been unsuccessful; Consequently, the petitioners pray that the Senate investigates this matter with a view to ensure that the former KCC employees are paid the terminal benefits, the contributions to Maziwa SACCO and the provident fund dues deducted by KCC, but not remitted to the Scheme, all totaling to Kshs204,471,555.20 plus interest accrued since 1997 to debts. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.238 (1), the Petition is hereby committed to the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for consideration. In terms of Standing Order No.238 (2), the Committee is required, in not more than 60 calendar days from the time of reading this prayer, which is today, to respond to the petitioners by way of a report addressed to the Petitioners and laid on the Table of the Senate. I thank you. Next Order, Clerk."
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