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    "id": 580134,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Juma",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13130,
        "legal_name": "Zuleikha Juma Hassan",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the employees and former employees of Kwale Sugarcane Company Limited, Kwale County, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Kwale Sugar Company Limited was established in the year 2006; THAT, the Government of Kenya and Kwale Sugar Company Limited had indicated that employment opportunities would be availed to the local community in Msambweni Constituency; THAT, the Company’s direct hiring strategy for its employees led to the expectation that locals would be considered first, with a focus on gender equality; THAT, employment opportunities were to be given to the local community members, especially to individuals personally and directly affected by land evictions, but to the contrary workers have not obtained fair opportunities given that some are subjected to casual and contractual terms for a long period, while others are employed on permanent basis. THAT, employment in the company is undesirable since it exposes the employees to long hours of hard labour with meagre pay of as little as Kshs170 a day, which offers evicted farmers no hope of overcoming the financial and social burdens they face despite the fact that the company came to Msambweni Constituency to use land for sugar production; THAT, the issues in respect of which this petition is made are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare:- One, investigates the circumstances behind the poor working conditions of the workers at the company. Two, intervenes to have the terms of workers reviewed favourably and three, makes any other recommendations that may be deemed fit in addressing the plight of the said workers. Your Petitioners will ever pray."
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