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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. First of all, let me congratulate my dear colleague, Sen. Sakaja, for having done what most people would be afraid to do, to visit a foreign country and investigate circumstances that lead to Kenyans going through hardships, some ending up in prison in a foreign country. I have gone through the report briefly. Looking at the recommendations which were made by the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, I may have a contrary view to most of my colleagues here because I have lived in the United States of America (USA) for almost 20 years. In fact, part of my family is still there and somehow, I am still a resident of the USA. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the reward of working abroad is evident both to the country that receives labour and the country that exports labour. The biggest question that we must ask ourselves today is what we need to do to ensure that Kenyans who leave on their own volition to go to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or Dubai to seek for greener"
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