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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
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    "content": "A country such as Saudi Arabia has set up a desk to deal with Kenyan complaints. In their Ministry of Labour, they have an officer and a unit dedicated to dealing with Kenyan issues. With that, they can move with speed when there is a complaint to ensure that their citizens are adhering to the set laws. There is a question on breakdown of reported cases of abuse against Kenyan migrant workers from 2019 to date. We have had cases from several countries as listed there. The good thing is that the numbers are going down because of this reportage. I was in the Middle East and I visited countries such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and other countries, where I met senior officers at my level. What came out is that we have to talk to Kenyans on their attitude and how to live in foreign countries. We want to protect Kenyans so that they are treated fairly. I went to one country where a Minister told me that at one point had Kenyans, Philippines, Europeans, Indians, Americans and Canadians held in one place because they were being deported out of the country. During that time, there was a problem with internet, hence delay of one week in processing the documents. Everybody was told about the problem, but the Kenyan cohort that was there rioted, yet it was the smallest group. They caused a number of distractions. They asked me what is special about Kenyans. He said that people from other countries did not revolt. I told them that we will train our people on patience. They also said that Kenya provides the lowest number of workers from overseas in their countries. However, if you google in social media, the highest number of people attacking their countries are from Kenya. They asked me what is wrong with Kenya. I got this complaint from six countries. They said that Kenyans are the ones who are always complaining on social media. We are training our people and telling them that we will fight for their rights. However, they should also use the right channels to raise their complaints without ruining the chances for others. Because of the complaints, the quota for Kenyans going overseas has been reduced. They prefer Ugandans, Ethiopians and South Africans. They said that Kenyans are good workers, but they can also be big headed. We are having attitude training to teach our young people who have grown up in an activist system that they should leave their activism nyumbani. They should go there and follow the system. If they have a problem, we will bring them back home. However, they should not go there and start maandamano in a foreign country. We have also set up shelters for repatriation in some of these countries. I want to commend the State Department of Diaspora Affairs under the Prime Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi. The Permanent Secretary is doing a wonderful job in terms of having safe houses and people are coming back home."
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