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    "id": 849366,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "county governments, but it becomes difficult for them to determine the trade unions that their members belong to. We are in agreement that the Constitution gives workers a right to join any trade union, but if a lot of politics is involved in a trade union---. I know one of the Kenya civil servants trade union whose managers are constantly in court and the management is divided. Today, one group can be led by the chairperson of the Civil Society who decides to form his own management unit and this also applies to another group. This brings in confusion in these county governments when it comes to managing these challenges. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am not sure whether this statement was going to be referred to or the Committee on Labour are going to continue discussing it. They have to come up with proper legislation which will help these county governments to know how to deal with these challenges that are facing the trade unions. Challenges that face these trade unions include, seeking recognition, mismanagement of funds, bad politics involved and membership growth, which leads to division of the union into two groups. It is imperative that in this House, we encourage county governments to develop strong labour legislations that will support the human resource, so that Kenyans working everywhere can engage in activities that will support them and also feel that they are properly organized. A trade union is an association of people coming together to fight for their interests and rights. I support."
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