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"speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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"content": "Senate, that when you return to Kenya, we insist to the Government to have a labour management system that keeps up a trace of all its citizens that leave the country to work in other countries. Citizens should familiarize themselves and know the rules of engagement in the countries that they have gone to seek employment. What their rights are and what they are not permitted to do? It will also be important for the Government to how many Kenyans have left the country. We only get to know about those whose families report that their sons or daughters have either been harmed or have lost their lives. Probably, there might be others who disappear never to return to this country. It is the intention of how good countries take care of their citizens when they go to work out of station. Especially, in a country like Kenya, where the leading foreign exchange used to be tea and coffee back in the past. However, today, and in the last 10 years, the foreign remittance by citizens who are working out of this country, is a leading foreign exchange earner. This means that the heroes of this Republic are those who choose to work in other countries and send their earnings back home. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must demand through our Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, that this matter be finally put to rest. The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Welfare has to be invited so that we can see the steps that have been taken towards ensuring the safety and comfort of citizens who work in different capitals and various parts of this world."
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