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"speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
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"content": "unscrupulous recruitment agencies that operate with impunity, facilitating trafficking under the guise of legal labour migration. Unfortunately, such an environment seemingly makes the country a source, transit and destination for human traffickers. This is despite the elaborate counter-human trafficking legal frameworks, notably the United Nations (UN) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, also referred to as the Palermo Protocol, which Kenya ratified in 2005 and the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act, Cap 61 of the Laws of Kenya. It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following: 1. Measures put in place by the Government to strengthen the enforcement and implementation of the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act, including plans to address emerging gaps in legislation, policy and implementation. 2. Actions taken to safeguard Kenya's forest borders in order to curb the entry and exit of human traffickers and their victims. 3. The safeguards established to ensure the safety and well-being of Kenyans seeking employment opportunities abroad, including regulation of recruitment agencies, awareness campaigns and bilateral labour agreements to protect migrant workers from trafficking. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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"legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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"content": " Let us have the Minority Whip."
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"speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also thank Hon. Njeri for bringing this Statement. I often feel proud when I hear statements like this because when I was a young person about her age many years ago, I sounded a warning about trafficking. At that time, I was not a Member of Parliament. Back in 2006, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women had marked Kenya only as a transit point for the trafficking. I remember many people told me that I was just using that issue to secure funding from donors. I conducted extensive research then and even visited several countries in the Middle East. I discovered that we should have nipped this issue in the bud. I sponsored the Counter- Trafficking in Persons Act, which serves as the main legal framework alongside the Palermo Protocol on trafficking in persons. Hon. Temporary Speaker, my concern, which I hope the Committee will address—one that Hon. Njeri is also discussing—is the porous borders. Kenya is no longer just a transit point; we have now become both a source and destination for trafficking, including women from Asian countries. The last time I checked, many women were being trafficked in Kenya into the entertainment and sex industry. More worrisome is the fact that Kenyan women are being trafficked abroad for prostitution, sexual exploitation, and labour exploitation. Just a few years ago, this was a minor issue; we were just a transit point. Now, we are both a transit and source and destination, even with the law in place. There is a problem, and we must deal with it seriously. What can they tell us about the gaps in the Act? Can they propose amendments if the law is deficient? Is it a matter of insufficient funding, or how can we tackle the issue of trafficking, especially against women? I recognise that men are also trafficked, but women are more frequently targeted."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Millie Odhiambo. Hon. Dido Raso, this request is directed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security."
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to thank Hon. Njeri for this request for a Statement. Last week, we engaged the Cabinet Secretary, Interior and National Security, and today, in passing, the Prime Cabinet Secretary The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
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"content": "alluded to the issue of human trafficking and drugs, which are fairly related. Unfortunately, the majority of victims are young men and women. In the past month, our news coverage about the Vietnam issue highlighted how young men and women are lured into these situations. This matter requires a comprehensive Government approach and deeper reflection from society. We must ensure that we do not allow our sons and daughters to wade into uncertain paths without knowing exactly where they are headed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we will respond to the House in the first week after the recess. Whether this issue pertains to legislation or not, I believe my colleague who raised it, being a lawyer, is fully aware of the lacuna in the law. With those remarks, thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We will respond in the first week once we are back from the recess."
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"content": " Did you say first week or second week?"
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
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"content": " First week."
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"content": " Within the first week?"
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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"content": " Yes."
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