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    "id": 241253,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/241253/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kulundu",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Labour and Human Resource Development",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Newton Wanjala Kulundu",
        "slug": "newton-kulundu"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that about 700 employees of KBS have not been paid balances of their salaries for April, May and June, 2005 amounting to about Kshs8 million. (b) I am also aware that on 11th June, 2005, the above employees were sent on compulsory unpaid leave because the Kenya Bus Services (KBS) Ltd was experiencing financial problems. (c) The affected KBS employees, through their union; the Transport and Allied Workers Union, reported a dispute against the management to the Provincial Labour Officer, Nairobi, in May, 2005. Efforts made by the Labour Officer to have the matter settled through reconciliation did not bear any fruit as the management of the KBS failed to honour an agreement reached on payment. The union reported a trade dispute to me on 31st August, 2005, and under the powers bestowed upon me by Section 7 of the Trade Disputes Act, Cap 234, I appointed an investigator on 31st October, 2005. I released my report to the parties on 23rd March, 2006, with the recommendation that all the affected workers be paid their salaries, including wages for the period they have been on compulsory leave. The management have to-date not honoured my recommendation. On 13th July, 2006, I referred the matter to the Industrial Court for final arbitration vide Case No.68/2006. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
}