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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Onyonka",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Momoima Onyonka",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a very good question. I would like to state categorically that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, indeed, the Government is aware that there have been cases where Kenyans have been mistreated and manhandled. The reason this has been happening is because we have not signed legally binding agreements with some of these countries to make sure that when our people go to these countries, they are protected. Secondly, when Kenyans land in the countries where they have got jobs, they do not report to the ambassador. Sometimes, we are not aware that they are there until there is a mishap or until a crime has taken place. Thirdly, and this is a reality that has dawned on us, the Ministry of Labour has deliberately made it impossible for us to register companies to recruit all the Kenyans who want to work out there and keep proper records and evidence, so that if a Kenyan goes out there, then we know what they are doing and they know who they work for. We should know how they went there. This is a matter which the Government is taking very seriously and is being discussed to make sure that it is within our constitutional requirements. We are going to insist that any Kenyan who is going out of the country to look for a job must always make sure that they report to the ambassador when they arrive. We will protect them wherever they go by signing bilateral agreements."
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