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    "id": 1183939,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, AWARE THAT foreign workers from developing countries make up a large majority of the Gulf's labour, a trend driven in Kenya by the high rate of youth unemployment which stands at 34.21 per cent, forcing young Kenyans to continue to go beyond our borders in pursuit of lucrative employment opportunities; FURTHER AWARE THAT the Kafala or sponsorship system found in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries such as Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Lebanon, defines the relationship between foreign workers and their local sponsor, under which the state gives local individuals or companies, sponsorship permits to employ foreign labourers, covers travel expenses and provides housing, in the case of domestic workers in the sponsor’s home; APPRECIATING THAT the Kenyan recruitment process of domestic workers for Saudi Arabia involves a number of stakeholders, including the Saudi employers, the Saudi Arabia Employment Agencies, Ministry of Labour (Labour Department), National Employment Authority (NEA), National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), prospective domestic workers, Kenya Private Employment Agencies (KPEA), Saudi Arabian Embassy and the Immigration Department;"
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