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    "id": 1473597,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1473597/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mutua",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mutemi Mutua",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also thank you, Sen. David Wakoli, for your questions. My response is as follows. Determination of employment contracts of employees on account of redundancy of the Pan Africa Paper Mills Company happened on 6th April, 2009, during the time the company was under receivership. In 2016, the ownership of the company changed when it was acquired by the Rai Group. Upon reopening of the company, many of the employees who served under the previous management were hired by the new management to work in various capacities, which included the locals and where, for both outsource and core-establishment, got to a total of 479 employees. All the workers were terminated on account of redundancy by the receiver with effect from 6th of April 2009. They received payment as provided under Section 311 of the Companies Act 2009, Cap 486 and which constituted full payment of the preferential element of the claims against the company for any arrears of pay holiday, pay or notice pay. For more information, there is an annexure that we have attached, dated 6th April, 2009, paragraph two and three. The State Department of Industry in 2021, using documents from the receiver manager, the PricewateCooper's Company, recommended payment of Kshs229 plus million as terminal benefits to former employees of the Pan-African Paper Mills The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
}