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    "id": 993828,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, this issue of fair labour practices is not just a concept that we are plucking from the air. Article 23(1) of the Constitution states in mandatory language that employees have a right to fair labour practices. Even without going to the details, there is no way one can describe what the Senator of Kitui has brought to this House as fair labour practice. We cannot keep somebody in an acting position, as I have heard him read the Statement, for the last four years. We cannot keep somebody in a position of employment where we do not remunerate that person for over one year. That is certainly unfair. When the Committee retreats to consider this issue, they should pick out the issue of constitutional violations by the TSC. I do not know why we mistreat teachers and they are the ones we entrust with our children from when they are seven years old, some five years, until they become early adults. We should be fair to them. Unfortunately, this problem is not just in Kitui. I had a case of a teacher in Nyamira who has been waiting for promotion for the last 10 years. We are not being fair to our teachers. I hope there will be a candid discussion between this Committee and the officials at the TSC, so that we stop treating them in a very inhumane manner. We are all what we are because we went through some nurturing by teachers somewhere. Madam Temporary Speaker, you are a former teacher and, therefore, we must rein in the TSC and remind them that we want to see change of attitude from them. I support."
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