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    "id": 266541,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/266541/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 46,
        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I had seen you earlier regarding a request for a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Information and Communications on the strike by employees of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), which takes effect tomorrow, 29th February 2012. My understanding is that, in a sense, the KBC will be off air, and there will be no coverage of the House and even of the entire country. In the Ministerial Statement, I want the Minister to clarify the following. 1. Why salary arrears amounting to millions of shillings have not been paid to the employees. 2. Why employees of the KBC are the most poorly paid in comparison to employees of other state corporations. 3. Why after the KBC undertook restructuring and, therefore, promoted employees to new grades as reflected in the code of regulations, the employer continues to pay the employees using old grades; it only implemented the new grades in respect of a few selected managers. 4. I want the Minister to clarify why the Government failed to honour a promise made by the Permanent Secretary on 10th February this year to pay the employees their new allowances based on the restructured grades as specified in the code of regulations. 5. Lastly, why has the corporation continued to have hundreds of employees on temporary terms for years contrary to labour laws?"
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