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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. For me, it is a really great evening. This is a Bill that my colleague; the seconder, Sen. Hamida, made a positive contribution. These are things that touch our people very dearly. She has been able to share some of the examples and I really want to thank Sen. Hamida for her great input. I know she is a champion when it comes to matters health and anything that affects our young people. I also want to thank Sen. Mungatana. He has been able to give us two great examples of what he came across when he travelled as far as the issue of migrant workers is concerned, the court cases that he has been able to represent in his other life when it came to the issues of a recruitment agency. These are issues that are affecting our people each and every day. I pray and hope that my colleague Senators, as they will be voting for this Bill, they will also find time to understand what is in the Bill. This is because I have really ensured that it covers at least 100 per cent of all the areas that are needed to bring synergy and solutions to the issues affecting the migrant workers. Clause 15 of the Bill talks about the authority establishing an online portal. This online portal will be able to facilitate the registration of all private employment agencies. We will also be able to on-board all the migrant workers. We will give them a platform to access more job opportunities, provide information on matters clearance, approvals and registration for requirements of the migrant worker so that we have a clear and clean database. If a person contravenes the law, as far as not having the requisite operating license of a private agency, they will be subjected to a fine not exceeding, Kshs10 million or a 10-year imprisonment."
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