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    "id": 1521916,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1521916/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Number two, it emerged that UHC nurses have been on strike for three weeks, demanding to be put on similar terms to their colleagues working in these national institutions. They are saying that the ones who are not put on permanent and pensionable terms, although they do the same work and face the same workload, are being paid up to a quarter of what their colleagues are earning because of their status. They also told me that they had not been paid gratuity since the days of COVID- 19 in 2020. These are the messages that I received on my phone. I am hoping that when the Committee sits down to deal with Sen. Hamida and Sen. Mundigi's questions, they will address this issue. Lastly, I could also discern from those messages that the UHC workers are saying that a supplementary budget was passed in the National Assembly for the absorption of UHC workers. They want to know where that money went. Unfortunately, I had already spoken, and I did not get the opportunity to ask that question directly to the Cabinet Secretary. However, now that this matter has come up again, it is being committed to the Committee on Health. I would want to encourage the Committee of Health, led by Sen. Mandago, to invite these UHC workers in the same room as the Cabinet Secretary because that is the only way to get to the bottom of the truth when there is the blame game. They are also tired of the blame game between the Government of Kenya, the Ministry and all other players. Can we have all these people in one room with the Cabinet Secretary and let them investigate these issues? I thank you."
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