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    "id": 220721,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/220721/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kulundu",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Labour and Human Resource Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 295,
        "legal_name": "Newton Wanjala Kulundu",
        "slug": "newton-kulundu"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the tenets of the Work Injury Benefits Bill are as follows:- (i) The Work Injury Benefits Bill replaces the current Workmen's Compensation Act which is Chapter 236. (ii) The Bill modernizes the legislation and brings it up to date with current circumstances and realities of the work-place. (iii) It makes the legislation compliant with the international labour standards on occupational safety and health and work injury compensation. (iv) It eliminates ambulance chasing. (v) It ensures adequate compensation for employers injured or who contract work related diseases. (vi) It extends insurance cover for work related injuries and diseases to all employees. (vii) The Bill ensures that a work related accident victim is compensated regardless of the employer's solvency. (viii) It places responsibility and powers of supervision on a specific office. (ix) It covers new occupational diseases, not included in the obsolete Act. (x) It provides for disputes over compensation to be referred to the National Labour Court. (xi) Common law claims involving employees who have suffered occupational accidents and diseases, will not be tenable in law once paid compensation. (xii) An injured person who requires constant assistance from another person will be entitled to additional payment. With those few remarks, I beg to move and ask the Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Mr. Mungatana to second."
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