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    "id": 837212,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you; it was a slip of the tongue. I want to add my voice to this Statement that Sen. Khaniri has brought on the Floor of the House. It is a very important Statement. It is addressing the common man. Quite a number of Kenyans are labourers and there is need for policies to be put in place to ensure that Kenyan labourers are not exploited. When I am referring to exploitation, there are some labourers who go to work very early in the morning, they leave very late in the evening and even work on Saturdays and Sundays yet they are not paid. There is need to ensure that Kenyan labourers are not exploited so that they have value for their time. There is need to set time for reporting and leaving work and a framework for payment for overtime. There is also need for us to avoid having labour drain, that is, people being hurt because of giving in so much and receiving very little. It should be clear that labourers have their own needs. They have personal needs just like any human being. Apart from that, some of these labourers have families; they have school going children, bills such as house rent, buying food, clothing et cetera . There is need for us, as a Senate, to ensure that the labourers in this country are protected. This Senate has a mandate to ensure that we protect the citizens of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to add my voice and I commend Sen. Khaniri for this powerful Statement. I hope that this Statement will not die here, that it shall be followed until the Government does something to ensure that we protect labourers in this country."
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