{"id":59051,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/59051/?format=json","text_counter":94,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ojaamong","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":196,"legal_name":"Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson","slug":"sospeter-ojaamongson"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what is wrong with the Member for Turkana Central today, because he seems to be missing issues. I said that when the workers threatened to turn violent the police moved in and just singled out a few of their leaders. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all the same; the issues the Member for Kisumu Town West raised are being addressed. In a letter from the Ministry of Labour dated 14th March, which I can avail to him, there are seven issues that are being addressed, namely; (i) implementation of the joint committees to oversee allocation of jobs to contractors; (ii) the non-implementation of outstanding promotions for long serving employees; those with three years and more in the same job grades; (iii) non-payment of subsistence allowance to day workers taken out of principal stations; (iv) refusal to effect check-off on day workers who are members of the union; (v) non-conversion of long serving day workers casuals into permanent terms as provided for under the labour laws; (vi) deliberate delay by the management to conclude the 2011/2012 collective bargaining agreement negotiations; (vii) the non-cooperation of the Chief Manager, Human Resource and the Administration Officer whose responsibility is to address the employees’ issues. Instead he has been interfering with the leadership of the union by supporting factions. So, all these issues are being addressed by the conciliator whom the Ministry appointed."}