{"id":733914,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/733914/?format=json","text_counter":15,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":447,"legal_name":"John Krop Lonyangapuo","slug":"john-lonyangapuo"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 45(2) (b) to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the plight of supermarket workers in Kenya. In the Statement, the Chairperson should:- 1) Clarify whether Supermarket workers are allowed to enter or form trade unions; 2) explain why the workers are not allowed to enter into the supermarkets with their mobile phones; 3) explain why irrespective of the government guidelines on the minimum wages, the workers are still paid low salaries; and 4) state the measures that the Government will take to remedy this situation."}