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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mutua",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mutemi Mutua",
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    "content": "Company Limited. That is also annexure 2. We have attached a letter from the Ministry in charge of Trade. That is for the first question. On the second question on why there was delay on payments. The reason is as follows. The State Department for Industry, which was directed to pay, made a request for funds to the National Treasury in May, 2021 and October, 2023. In November, 2023, just a year ago, the National Treasury requested the State Department for Industry to prioritize these funds in this new financial year and the next financial year in the sector working groups. Madam Temporary Speaker, due to the budget ceilings at the sector working group for financial year 2024/2025, the amount to be paid to the former employees could not be covered. That is also covered in annex 3 of the documents provided to us to give to you. That is why there has been a delay. So, we are expecting that they will be covered in the future and the Ministry of Trade can clarify further. The third question was what the Government was doing to expedite payment of terminal benefits to the former staff? The response is that the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, through the State Department of Industry, communicated to the National Treasury in December, 2023 appealing for additional funds to enable them to pay dues to former staff. I would like to tell to Sen. Wakoli that this is a good and a timely question. As a result of this Question, this issue is now alive. We have talked to the Department of Trade. This file has moved up and I believe they are now working on it with the Treasury as well. It has now come up and it is not forgotten. I submit."
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