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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you my learned senior for giving way. I rise in support of this Motion and without having to repeat what my colleagues have said - and which I endorse - I want to say that this is the story of every local authority in Kenya. Every local authority and by extension, the Government, are the main people who flout our labour laws. Many people are called casuals and work for local authorities for years on end. When they are classified as casuals, they go without a lot of amenities from medical, leave and all the others. We have very good labour laws which we passed in 2007. One of the things forbidden by our Employment Act is discrimination in employment. When you employ somebody as a casual and he or she goes beyond three months, you are discriminating because every other person comes in as a casual and is confirmed after three months. I think that the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare should be encouraged to get the Minister for Labour to commit himself. He should have an audit of all local authorities to ensure that the oppressed Kenyans who have been made to work as casuals for years on end are paid their dues. But the first example must be set by the Thika Municipal Council. Ultimately, it is the taxpayer who will foot these Bills because we know that our local authorities cannot afford it. It is time the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government sat down with the local authorities and took corrective measures in matters of employment to ensure that those who work for local authorities are protected in order to give good service. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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