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    "id": 592188,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Sambili",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 28,
        "legal_name": "Hellen Jepkemoi Sambili",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I begin by thanking the Member for bringing the amendments. Heavy loads affect people’s health, although that effect comes much later in life. Even traditionally among our people, people know that when they overwork themselves when they are younger, the effects come much later in life. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I really thank the Member for bringing out the details of taking care of our people. With respect to training, I would like to point out that there are very few people who are trained in occupational therapy in this country. We need to train the producers themselves. Knowing that we are an agricultural country, we need to train the producers, so that they know that they should not overwork their workers right from the production level. It is important that people are protected. Members have already talked about expectant mothers and young children. I would not like to repeat that. I support this Bill because it creates employment. Instead of someone carrying 100 or 120 kilogramme bags of maize, when this Bill is enacted, someone will carry 50 kilogramme bags. Carrying 120 kilogramme bags is work for three people or at least two people and so, it will create employment. Finally, I would like to say that we should be sensitive with respect to packaging. The packaging should be user friendly. It is important to really detail what we mean by sensitive packaging, so that there are no pointed objects. We should use materials that are user friendly. We know that we still have challenges in this country maybe because of our economic power or abilities but we are growing and we are optimistic that we will be able to move forward in these areas of helping our people, protecting young people and women. We used to say that agriculture depended on women in this country. It is true that they do a lot of work. That is why it is important to train, so that lactating mothers are protected in rural areas, the young and older men can help the mothers who will always go out of their way to support the families. This Bill will support them, so that they are not overworked. It is important that we all get an opportunity to support this Bill; I will stop there and congratulate the Member who sponsored the Bill. I fully support this Bill. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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