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    "id": 1562492,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562492/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": "unscrupulous recruitment agencies that operate with impunity, facilitating trafficking under the guise of legal labour migration. Unfortunately, such an environment seemingly makes the country a source, transit and destination for human traffickers. This is despite the elaborate counter-human trafficking legal frameworks, notably the United Nations (UN) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, also referred to as the Palermo Protocol, which Kenya ratified in 2005 and the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act, Cap 61 of the Laws of Kenya. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following: 1. Measures put in place by the Government to strengthen the enforcement and implementation of the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act, including plans to address emerging gaps in legislation, policy and implementation. 2. Actions taken to safeguard Kenya's forest borders in order to curb the entry and exit of human traffickers and their victims. 3. The safeguards established to ensure the safety and well-being of Kenyans seeking employment opportunities abroad, including regulation of recruitment agencies, awareness campaigns and bilateral labour agreements to protect migrant workers from trafficking. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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