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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if Zimbabwe can guarantee her workers Kshs8,000 per month, why can the Kenyan Government not guarantee our workers, at least, Kshs10,000 per month? Workers in this country live in conditions of abject slavery and servitude. I have in mind those who work in flower farmers and Export Processing Zones (EPZ) outlets in the country. These workers are subjected to chemicals and long working hours. It is important that the Government takes note that these conditions are not acceptable. Kenyans cannot be continually subjected to conditions such as these. Time has also come when we must ask ourselves: Do Kenyans living in this country have more rights than foreigners? Many of us have been watching a development that looks like a circus between a Kenyan lady and foreigner, who by all accounts is someone with a very questionable character. One would have expected that the Kenyan lady, irrespective of who she is or what public opinion thinks of her, should have certain rights above this foreigner. However, it appears that Kenyans do not have any rights above foreigners. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is disturbing to note that we are now living in a country where any foreigner with money can buy anything in this country. This is worrying. There has to be certain limitations on how much foreigners can acquire in this country. In this regard, I want to call upon the patriotism of Kenyans. I know that there are thousands of Kenyans who are working in other countries, and it will be wrong for us to say that foreigners should not work in Kenya. However, it is disturbing to see foreigners doing work that can be done by Kenyans. There are foreign shopkeepers and cooks in this country. Why do we allow these people to take up jobs that can be done by Kenyans at a time when Kenyans are suffering so much?"
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