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    "id": 1181218,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I know this will make the recruiting agencies uncomfortable in that we should vet anybody who recruits domestic workers to take them to Saudi Arabia. We all need to agree on this aspect. What is the work of National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the other clearing agencies such as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and the workers’ unions? What are they doing until somebody recruits domestic workers to take them to Saudi Arabia. Nandi County has become a victim to this because I have buried many young women who have gone to these Gulf States. For one reason or the other, they have died. We must relook at the roles of the various relevant agencies to ensure that we bring our people back. This is a very important Motion that has come at a right time when we are having our discussion. I call upon the Government and the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to lead us in this discussion. Let us jealously protect this rich revenue source. This is because the tea and the other sectors are losing out. The foreign exchange earner is becoming a very critical area. I urge the KRA and the Government to come up with innovative ways to protect those Kenyans. The more we protect them, the more they are protected in their jobs, the more they will send their remittances back to Kenya and ensure that we move forward as a country in terms of development. With those many remarks, I congratulate Sen. Veronica Maina. I wish her well. I support."
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