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    "id": 1487957,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo Central, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Kandie",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour regarding the role of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in regulating labour migration through private recruitment agencies and whether the State Department for Diaspora Affairs has encroached on those roles. Labour migration has immense socio-economic benefits to both countries of origin and destination. It is a source of employment and livelihoods for migrant workers, bridging skill gaps in destination countries, supports skills development and technological transfer and is a source of the much-needed remittances in the migrant workers’ countries of origin. Over the years, Kenya has continued to experience the migration of its citizens to different parts of the World, including Europe, the United States of America, Asia, Latin America, Canada, Australia, the Middle East and the Gulf Region, with the bulk being the youths who are seeking employment opportunities in international markets where their skills are in demand. This trend underscores the importance of efficiently managing the labour migration while ensuring the protection of Kenyan migrant workers. Despite the significant benefits that are accrued by the country from labour migration, the sector still faces a number of challenges, which include weak coordination of labour migration management, inadequate information on labour migration, inadequate policy and legal framework on labour migration, limited bilateral labour migration agreements; inadequate social protection for migrant workers; inadequate regulatory framework for private recruitment agencies and high cost of remittances. It is against this background that I seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour on the following: 1. What is the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection's roles in registering and regulating private recruitment agencies that are involved in labour migration? 2. How does the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection work with the State Department for Diaspora Affairs in regulating the labour migration sector while ensuring the State Department does not encroach on the roles of the Ministry? 3. Why and how do private recruitment agencies that have been banned by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection continue to recruit migrant workers? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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