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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to confirm that in the matter related to CBA, it was concluded in court and a judgement given. What is pending in court now is the issue of failure to stop the strike, which is just contempt of court and the matter is now between the doctors and court. They may have been contemnors. So, the CBA is no longer an issue before court. What is pending before court is to end the strike or else the court takes action. From all the things you have read, there is nothing pending before the court and, therefore, the doctors’ prayers are rightly before this House. It will be good if Hon. Ichung’wah looked at the Petition itself. The role of this House is to resolve matters touching our constituents. Many Kenyans are dying. This is a matter of concern. This is also a matter which could have been resolved through an Executive order by forming a commission before this House passes the right laws. So, the burden is on us to pass the necessary laws. Whilst the Committee is pursuing this matter, it will be able to call all the sides other than the court to move fast and give us a framework within which the doctors can end the strike and be compensated within the law. This is the difficulty the President had when he met them. They fall under Civil Service. You have the side of the counties, the side of the national Government and that of civil servants. Some of the counties have completely refused to pay those doctors even when they are on strike. According to the law, their salaries should be paid even when they are on strike. So, there is a real problem which I think this House can resolve. The Departmental Committee on Health has enough Members who are also doctors and who understand these issues. We look forward to this House sorting out this matter urgently."
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