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    "id": 1562090,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musalia Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Before I make my Statement, which is quite comprehensive, let me just take one minute to appreciate and thank the House for supporting, endorsing, and passing the Sessional Paper on Foreign Policy. I appreciate that because it helps us to move forward. This issue is definitely of premium significance to the Members and all Kenyans. Therefore, I seek your indulgence so that I go through the Statement. It is fairly comprehensive but it is important because of the nature of the subject that we are dealing with. Hon. Speaker, I take this opportunity to thank you for inviting me to respond to the issues raised by Hon. Jared Okello and several other Members of the National Assembly regarding the criteria used by the Government to classify hardship areas, especially for teachers and other civil servants in the country. Over the years, the Government has identified and designated some regions of the country as hardship areas for purposes of payment of hardship allowance to public servants working in those areas. Designated hardship areas are considered to be remote with inadequate food supply, infrastructure, security, basic social services and amenities. Hardship allowance was introduced in 1969 as an incentive for officers stationed in designated hardship areas. Article 41 of the Constitution of Kenya provides that every person has a right to fair labour practices which include among others fair remuneration and reasonable working conditions. Section C(10) of the Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual for the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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