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    "id": 320054,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/320054/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Onyonka",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Momoima Onyonka",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that Ms. Rosemary Wariera Nduati is missing. The telephone number of her employer, which was given by the hon. Member, was conveyed to the embassy in Riyadh and the embassy tried on several occasions to reach this lady but Kenya’s ambassador was unable to raise her. The next of kin of Ms. Nduati are requested to contact the recruitment agency that arranged for her to travel to Saudi Arabia to provide us with the alternative contacts of the employer, so that we can try and see whether we can reach her. The increase in the reports of cases of harsh working conditions for domestic workers in Saudi Arabia as well as more cases of mistreatment, including reports of slave-like conditions, torture and even death in the countries where our people go to work have been a worry to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I would also like to say that even though these issues have been raised, there are also Kenyans who are working peacefully and earning a decent living in many countries within the Arab World and, indeed,"
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