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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really wanted to comment on the earlier one but I will move to mine. Pursuant to Standing Order 47(1), I rise to make a statement on the protection of rights and welfare of Uber and other hailing cabs drivers. There have been numerous complaints from drivers operating in this sector in terms of their welfare and the losses they are making. It is high time this House looked keenly and very seriously at these issues because some of these drivers are losing their lives while others are going into depression and the country is not gaining any revenue from these companies that are indirectly practicing modern-day slavery within our borders. The hailing cab companies, and for the information of the House, have reduced these drivers to slaves – our young people. This is quite unfortunate and a contravention of our Constitution under Article 41 on Labour Relations, which stipulates that all workers have a right to fair labour practices, fair remuneration and reasonable working conditions. According to several testimonies – and I have had several meetings with these drivers of various hailing cabs, Uber, Taxify, Little Cab et cetera – the drivers have to work extremely long hours just to make a basic living, with some taking home less than the average minimum wage after paying their running costs. An average driver works for 80 plus hours a week with a take home of about Kshs. 8,000 per month. The drivers are 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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