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    "id": 533155,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mbura",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13153,
        "legal_name": "Emma Mbura Getrude",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this opportunity to speak for the voiceless through this Petition made to the Senate by family members, relatives and friends of Kenyan workers in Saudi Arabia, calling for the protection of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya comprising of family members, relatives and friends of Kenyan workers suffering in Saudi Arabia and concerned members of the public committed to nurturing and protecting the wellbeing of the individual Kenyan workers in Saudi Arabia, their families, communities and the nation wish to draw the attention of the Senate to the following. (i) That, given the lack of employment opportunities and the general state of the economy here in Kenya, many Kenyans, majority being from Mombasa County, leave the country to seek employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia. (ii) That, many such workers in Saudi Arabia are subjected to brutality and other abuses by the employers, including forced labour, denial of payments, denial of access to their passports and phones which are taken away on arrival, imprisonment without trial, rape, forced abortion and murder. (iii) That, those who commit the said crimes against Kenyan workers are never held accountable under the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (iv) That, all attempts, including petitioning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, to intervene and stop employment agents who take Kenyans to Saudi Arabia without securing their rights and interest and petitioning the Embassy of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Nairobi to intervene and solve some of the grievances above and/or to seek appropriate redress have failed. (v) That, the Government of Kenya should intervene as a matter of urgency to save these vulnerable Kenyans from further suffering. (vi) That, none of these issues raised in the Petition are pending in any court of law, constitutional or legal body. Wherefore, your humble petitioners pray that the Senate intervenes and:- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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