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    "id": 1518621,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1518621/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna West, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. First, I want to congratulate Hon. Joshua Kimilu for bringing this Bill. It is long overdue because for any profession to be recognised and respected, it must have a regulatory framework. Once this Bill is enacted, it will enable social workers in Kenya to be well-equipped to serve even in the international market. Giving an educated person a practising licence is like adding value to their academic qualifications and experience. Secondly, once social workers are regulated, they will have work ethics. They will have a body to deal with discipline issues and issuance of certificates. Once we have such an authority in place, it will bring sanity to that particular field. Consumers of social workers’ services will be protected. If a social worker misbehaves or goes against their work ethics, there will be a body to correct them. The Kenyan market is shrinking and, therefore, we need to equip our people so that they can search for work outside our boundaries. Giving social workers practising licences and recognising their work through a professional body will enable them to increase their chances of getting employment across the world. Social workers from different professions such as the medical sector, the Judiciary and even the education sector, will be recognised. Currently, very few people can differentiate between social workers in the medical field, those in the education sector, and those working in the Judiciary. I urge my colleagues to support this Bill. Let us fast-track its enactment so that Kenyans that are working in that field can also enjoy their profession."
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