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"speaker_name": "Hon. Musalia Mudavadi",
"speaker_title": "The Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs",
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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the second question was how many Kenyans have lost their lives working in the Gulf states from 2002 to date? The records that we have show that the total number of Kenyans who have lost their lives in the Gulf region is 316. The breakdown is as follows: Saudi Arabia, 166; Qatar, 58; UAE, 51; Iraq, 25; Bahrain, 10; Kuwait, six; Oman, nil and Iran, nil. The total is 316. On aspect (c) of the Question, the issue is what support the Government provides to families of Kenyans who die overseas and if I could provide details on Mildred. (1) Madam Temporary Speaker, upon receiving a report on the death of a Kenyan abroad, the first step that our missions do is to notify the family on the demise of their loved one. The Ministry does this by liaising with the employer, the foreign recruitment agent - if they are foreign based - and the local recruitment agent based in Kenya to establish information about the deceased and next of kin. (2) The Ministry has a robust counseling department that offers psychological support to family members, including managing of the information, assessment, counseling, preparation for travel for a family representative or family member and coordination with family members to receive the body of the deceased. (3) The Ministry establishes the migration status of the deceased where possible, coordinates with the employer, the government agencies, diaspora groupings, other stakeholders and the family, while ensuring that the body of the deceased is well preserved ahead of repatriation back home. (4) The Ministry follows up on the benefits and entitlements of the deceased person from their place of work in accordance with the applicable laws of the host country. (5) The Mission facilitates obtaining of a post-mortem report to establish the cause of death and provide necessary documentation to facilitate the repatriation of the body back home. This includes issuing a no-objection certification for the body to be transported to Kenya. (6) The Ministry facilitates administrative procedures, including police investigations, if any, and the settlement of hospital and medical bills as appropriate. (7) The Ministry also coordinates with the deceased’s family at the arrival port and date and facilitates receiving of the body. Where the deceased is not employed or out of immigration status, the embassy liaises with the Ministry to inform the family to enable them to make necessary arrangements, including sending a representative or family member to facilitate the repatriation of the body back home. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are limited resources available in terms of Government support and facilitation for actual payment of bills of the deceased as well as repatriation of mortal remains. However, in extreme cases and on a case-by-case basis, the Ministry has invoked such support for extremely needy cases. For instance, in the case of Albania, there was medical evacuation. There was the death of an athlete in Mexico and a student in Finland where the Ministry had to bear the costs. In many other cases, the Ministry works and mobilizes the diaspora through associations to raise the necessary funds to facilitate repatriation. Madam Temporary Speaker, the final aspect that I wish to respond to is with regard to Madam Mildred Busolo Lisanza. She was reported to have died on 5th February, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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