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    "id": 1273151,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1273151/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Florence Bore",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker and thank you, Hon. Member, for that Question. As at now, the situation in Saudi Arabia is better. This is because we have engaged Government to Government. At my level, I have engaged with the Minister for Labour and Social Protection of Saudi Arabia. We are putting in place some of these measures that I have mentioned. For example, I have said that we are doing the Labour Migration Management Bill, to be able to manage some of these recruitment agencies that are doing rogue activities. Some of these workers who go to Saudi Arabia do not do so through the right channels. Some of them go through visitor’s visas. And when they arrive in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the visitor’s visa of three months expires, they now start looking for jobs. As I have said, without proper documents, it is a challenge to live within that region. Going forward, we are going to manage the movement of these workers out of Kenya to Saudi Arabia, even at a higher level. I am even sure that the Heads of States will also meet. That interaction was, however, important and note that, I was the first Minister of Labour and Social Protection to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Kenyans have been there at the mercies of other people. No one had followed them and I think our going, was good. We have fewer cases now. I am not saying that we have stamped out all the cases but rather, we need more labour attaches to be able to manage the many Kenyans who are there. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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