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    "content": "(Hon. (Dr.) Mutua): Thank you very much Sen. Cherarkey for your Question. The role of the NEA in recruitment of Kenyans for jobs in the diaspora is well stated in our documents. I will go through them quickly: The role of NEA is to advice on the formulation of employment policies and strategies for national and county governments, facilitate the employment placement of job seekers internationally and facilitate the implementation of national policy on employment. There is also a secretariat to the vetting committee; licensing and accreditation of private employment agencies; regulation of the activities of private employment agencies; collection, analysis and dissemination of labor market information; building the capacities of private employment agencies; sensitizing and advising job seekers, handling complaints from job seekers; promoting ethical recruitment and canceling the registrations of an employment agency that fails to observe the provisions of the existing laws and regulations. The requirements to be met by a recruitment agency to be permitted to operate by NEA is in our website, which is www.neaims.gov.ke. I have also listed them here for Sen. Cherarkey. There is an application letter for registration, a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation as a limited company, company articles and memorandum of association and company CR2 for the current year. They must also have a minimum share capital of Kshs5 million, a copy of a county government license to show that you are operating legally, company tax compliance certificate for the current year, registered and fully equipped physical office with the prescribed sizes. A company director must also submit a copy of his or her or their identification cards, two passport size photos, current police clearance certificate, a valid work permit in case of any foreign director and certified academic certificates which must be certified by the Directorate of Quality Assurance at the Ministry of Education. A company manager must also submit the following documents; a degree certificate in business-related field from college or university in Kenya that is also certified by the Quality Assurance Department at the Ministry of Education, an appointment letter to work for that company with clear terms and a copy of an ID. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very clear that the process is heavy. You need to qualify and these are very many requirements. We need people who are in this industry and are valid people. We ask for all these documents including visiting the place where they work to ensure that it is not a briefcase company so to be given your document. The second question was about vetting by the Ministerial Vetting Committee. An interministerial committee vets all private employment agencies seeking registration and renewal of licenses. It consists of the Ministry responsible for labor, immigration, internal security, foreign affairs, and the Attorney General (AG). During vetting, the applications made by private employment are looked at and making the independent recommendations approval or non-approval is also deliberated. In other words, it is not enough for you just to provide the documents so that you qualify. 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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