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    "id": 1199337,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "The questions we should ask ourselves are; what is the role of our embassy there in terms of tracking all citizens and what is the role of the agencies that we send. Lastly, what will be the role of the Senate Committee that will be seized of this matter? It should not be a one-off thing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even as we were discussing about the abuse of Kenyans in Saudi Arabia, on the same day a lady who had been rescued from that country was coming, there was a huge contingent of young people going to Saudi Arabia. We cannot blame job seekers because unemployment is a crisis in this country and people are running away from problems. The agencies are also responding to a problem. We must seek a balance in dealing with unemployment in this country. We are not saying that Kenyans should not work abroad. In any case, foreign exchange earns the country more money than any other export. The diaspora population sends more money, thus earning us more dollars in foreign exchange than any other export from this nation. Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important to have Kenyans get opportunities to work abroad but not in abusive conditions like the case in the Statement raised by Sen. Wambua. I would like to remind Sen. Wambua that I was listening. I thank you."
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