Annah Nyokabi Gathecha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.33(1) I wish to seek leave to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a matter concerning the violation of human rights of domestic workers, who have sought employment and other economic advancement opportunity in foreign countries, particularly in the Middle East. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there have been numerous cases of human rights being blatantly violated during the tenure of the employment of domestic workers in the Middle East, contrary to entitlement of persons to fair labour relations and prohibition of subjection of persons to servitude and forced labour as entrenched in Article 30 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and Article 4 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Scores of domestic workers continue to be gravely mistreated and some even allegedly killed by their employers. Regrettably, there has been a glaring silence and inaction by both State and non-State ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, I wish to urge the Government to urgently create a framework to guide the recruitment and terms of employment for domestic workers abroad; scrutinise the recruiting agencies allegedly engaging in human trafficking under the guise of 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. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: employment despite the ban put in place by the Ministry of Labour, Social Secuity and Services; establish a database of all Kenyans engaged as domestic workers outside the country, facilitate evacuation and repatriation of all domestic workers desperately seeking to disentangle themselves from the shackles of untold suffering in the hands of their employers as well as rehabilitate traumatised workers who have been rescued. Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), I wish to seek leave to move a Motion for Adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing the matter concerning violation of human rights of domestic workers who have sought employment and other economic advancement opportunities in foreign countries, particularly in the Middle East. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I beg to move. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what informed this decision to ask for a Motion for Adjournment to discuss this issue of national interest is the fact that this issue affects significantly members of my Kiambu County. This is particularly so because they are close to Nairobi and have been the victims of a lot of violation of human rights when they go to seek employment in the Middle East. A few months ago in August, the late Eunice Chege from Wangige, left to work in the Middle East in Saudi Arabia, as a domestic worker. She was murdered three months after ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: 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. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: .Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The late Eunice went to work in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Within three months of arriving at her work station, she was murdered. The family was not made aware of her death until a year later. It took not just a year for the parents to get that information, but another six tragic months of this family moving from office to office within the Foreign Affairs Department trying to get whatever legal assistance was possible. Shortly after they contacted me, it took another additional four months for that body to be brought back. That ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I requested whether we could observe a minute of silence. view