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    "id": 779727,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we should decide if we want the Order on Statements or not. We ask for Statements on issues and a Statement like this one has ten questions and when you give responses, you are told that it is too long. We should decide as a House if we want them or not but I am summarizing. In fact, you have heard me skip sections of this response. I have skipped tables and lists. For Sen. Madzayo, through you Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know how a response from a Ministry sounds like. I am flattered that he believes that I have such depth of information in my head. I assure him that this is signed by the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Services, Hon. (Amb) Ukur K. Yatani. Let me summarise as I finish. The Authority is developing a labour market information system for migrant workers and Kenyans in the diaspora. This system will be linked to the newly launched Kenya National Labour Market Information System (KLMIS).The data will be useful in projecting labour demand in identified countries, estimating and projecting remittances, developing skills development programmes to meet foreign labour market demands, general dissemination of information on Kenyan migrant workers and those in the diaspora. Programmes that are available to ensure that all Kenyan migrants in the diaspora in distress are assisted are:- (1) Posting of labour attaché; (2) Contributory fund; and, (3) Security Bond. I will not read the paragraphs because the document will be available for all Senators in the Journals Office. Other measures to enhance protection of Kenyan migrant workers are:- (1) Institutional strengthening and coordination of migration issues by strengthening the Authority; (2) Regulation of private employment agencies as is going on, and up to date register of licensed agencies; (3) Bilateral labour agreements between Kenya and other countries. The Government has already signed one with the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Government will fast-track negotiations of draft Bilateral Labour Agreements with key labour destination countries to streamline migration of Kenyan workers to the countries and ensure their protection. Joint working committees will also be established for effective implementation of the current and future bilateral agreements. (4) Pre-departure training and orientation of the Kenyan migrants so that lack of information and such training, which leads to absconding of duty and subsequent premature termination of employment contracts, can be avoided. The response has more details on how that challenge is being addressed. 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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