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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orwoba",
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    "content": "I have been nominated by this Government to represent women. As a nominee, I also have to be able to call out some of the things that are happening within Government. At this moment, as I support this Report, it is a shame for the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection to oversight all these activities where Kenyans are really suffering. Kenyans have been conned thousands of shillings as they try to go out to seek work and offer their skill sets in these very harsh conditions. We know that Saudi Arabia is not the best place to work, but Kenyans who have no other opportunity available locally offer their skill set there yet, we as Government, under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, are not safeguarding our Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the sponsor of the Labour Migration Bill. When that Bill comes to the Floor of the House, because I know it is on Second Reading, I hope that we all pass it. Then, we will be able to curb all these fraudulent activities, some of them are brewing all the way to the Office of the Cabinet Secretary. We have rogue agents sitting in boardrooms of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection conning Kenyans. I have had the unfortunate experience of actually gathering Kenyans from Bobasi Constituency, telling them that the Government has provided a really good programme to ensure that they get jobs out there, only to deliver them into the hands of conmen who are in the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. On a day like today when I am supporting this Report and because it is an ongoing issue, I want to take this opportunity again to ask my Party Leader to stop whatever he is doing and look into this issue of labour migration. What is happening is that, we are not only sending Kenyans to conmen, but we are also harbouring thieves and conmen in the name of Cabinet Secretaries and Government officers. It is unfortunate. Sometimes, I feel very embarrassed to stand and speak like this about a Government that I support and that has nominated me. However, I draw the line on that point. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you know I do not get the opportunity to be in any delegation that goes anywhere. My work is to wait for their reports to be brought to the House and then I read them. Only then do I get to ask if this is what they went to do in Maputo, for example. I do not tire because I believe God has put me here for a reason. So, for all the delegations that go out there, I continue to urge you to send me the reports. While you go out there and represent us, I will be here supporting the reports and pushing the agenda because I believe that is why God has put me here. I want to conclude by saying, this delegation did a very good job and I want to support this report on the High-Level Political Forum on SDGs. I continue to urge my fellow legislators to legislate with the guidelines of the SDGs in mind so that we can be able to represent our people and push for development down to the grassroots. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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