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    "id": 849051,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are issues that affect each and every county, and therefore, Senators need to understand. I request the Senate to support the Committee in ensuring the following- (1) That every county government recognizes a trade union for purposes of collective bargaining if that trade union represents the simple majority of unionisable employees in that county in line with Section 54 of Labour Relations Act. Many counties have refused to recognize the trade unions in the counties, which is against the law which states that they must be recognized. Therefore, with the support of the Senate, we ask that within the next 14 days, all county governments must recognize those trade unions or they shall be deemed to have been recognized by the Senate for those purposes. (2) Expedite the enactment of County Government Retirement Scheme Bill, Senate Bills No.6 of 2018 into an Act of Parliament by December. We reported to them that we are expediting the County Government Retirement Scheme Bill, which has come The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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