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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the fate of candidates shortlisted for the diaspora jobs programme under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. In the Statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) The fate of 89 shortlisted candidates who paid a fee of Kshs15,000 each, completed and passed their medical exams and have not yet received their job contracts stating when they should expect their refunds. (2) The fate of the thousands of shortlisted candidates who have been recruited through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Welfare and channeled to the agents to pay fees some of who have paid more than Kshs50,000. (3) The role of the Director-General of the National Employment Authority and the Minister for Labour and Social Protection, in the recruitment process and whether the two officials own any recruitment agencies. (4) Whether due process was followed in the vetting of the agencies engaged to work in partnership with National Employment Authority and the Ministry, considering that one of the leading agents of a firm engaged by the Ministry, Festus Omambia, has been arrested before and charged with collecting money for fake diaspora jobs. (5) Lists of the beneficiaries of the current labour export program, and reasons for the backlog of the shortlisted candidates arising from recent recruitments who have not yet travelled for work more than six months after they paid the recruitment fee. Thank you."
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