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    "id": 81931,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/81931/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 152,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister, in his Statement, to clarify the following:- (i) whether he is aware that after the promulgation of the new Constitution, every worker has a right under Article 41(2) to go on strike and participate in activities of a trade union. Pursuant to the said provision and that of Section 76 of the Labour Relations Act, a strike was declared after a seven days’ notice was issued on 11th October, 2010 by the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union; and, (ii) whether he is aware that in total violation of the said workers’ right to strike, the Government has sent in police officers to arrest union leaders at Sotik Tea Company and harass and intimidate workers generally in order to frustrate and unlawfully break the strike. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like the Minister, in his Statement, to confirm whether the Government is aware that the intended mechanization of tea picking in this region has deprived and put a risk to thousands of jobs by Kenyans, hence the protest."
}