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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Kenya. If you go to various States, including our neighbors, the number of Kenyans who have traveled out of this country to go and work, who have applied their skills in these other nations, and make a life out of Kenya are a lot. Those people who went at that time are facing practical difficulties. Our children, cousins and new generation that wants to explore opportunities within Africa are facing problems especially when it comes to election time. When electioneering time comes, you will find that ruling parties within the African continent become protectionists. People who are not from their countries tend to bear the brunt. It is in our interest to push for things like Sen. (Prof.) Kamar was pushing in this meeting that we must have ratification of the protocol for the free movement of persons. This protocol will help establish legal frameworks within the parliaments of African nations to protect the movement of labor from Kenya to other countries and other countries to Kenya. The idea is to create free movement within the whole continent. Today, you may be working in this country as a teacher, but tomorrow, you may crossover to Somalia and work there. You need to have an easy visa requirement. You need to have an easy and quick residence application process that will allow you to stay there without a problem. You need to have a system that allows you to pay taxes without double taxation; paying taxes at home and in the country, you are in. This protocol that was discussed in Seychelles as presented by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar makes those kinds of resolutions and awareness. We left there as a country saying that we are coming to bring this matter to our floors of parliament and explain to our parliamentarians so that it will not be difficult when the legal framework is finally developed at the continental level. When it comes to adoption, we are alive and aware of what is happening. Mr. Speaker, I support that statement and encourage that we, as legislators, be abreast and well informed about matters happening at the continental level. Why? Because Kenya is a large exporter of our labour, especially skilled. If we do not protect our people through the establishment of these legal frameworks, we might end up losing at the continental level. I want to support what the Professor has done. I thank her and acknowledge what we are doing at that level. I thank you."
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