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    "id": 592177,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/592177/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyugi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Augostinho Neto Oyugi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to support this Bill. It is really progressive. I like the fact that the Member wants the employer to take labourers through some training, so that at least they know how to handle farm equipment. That is a progressive provision. The only thing I have an issue with, and I will be moving an amendment towards this extent, is the amount of penalty in the Bill. It is fairly very lenient. You are talking about Kshs100,000, but the kind of spinal damage that is attendant to heavy loads is too costly for a Kshs100,000 penalty. Ordinarily, the penalty should be one that measures to the magnitude of the injury that will have been caused. It is a good thing that the penalty has been provided for, but we need to increase it. The second thing is that the proposed new Section 29B speaks to the fact that there ought to be appropriate packaging equipment. The Bill also says that there shall be a maximum of 50 kilogrammes packaging of agricultural produce. However, to leave the proposed new Section 29B in that loose manner will make it very difficult to implement. There ought to be specifics in terms of what packaging ought to be done so that even if we are talking about a maximum of 50 kilogrammes, the bags will have been packaged fairly differently. The third thing is that the proposed new Section 29D speaks very well to the fact that pregnant women and lactating mothers ought not to be subjected to the carrying of loads, but he leaves that to the opinion of qualified physicians. This ought to be an express provision. So long as a woman is pregnant or lactating, she ought not to be given such heavy loads. The loads would interfere with lactation or occasion the miscarriage of the pregnancy. Let us not leave this to the whims of a physician. So long as a woman can prove she is pregnant or lactating, we should not subject her to heavy loads. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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