30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
That is why we are proposing to establish a diaspora desk to address these administrative issues.
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
In Section 32 A (3) (a), the Cabinet Secretary has been given responsibilities to-
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
“facilitate information sharing as a means of ensuring continuous engagement between the national and county governments and Kenyans living abroad.”
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
I think that is very important. Section 32 A (3) (b) says –
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
“(b) develop policies to incentivize the participation of Kenyans living abroad in the economic development, governance and democratic processes in Kenya”
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
(c) establish a collaborative framework with Kenyans living abroad to promote Kenya as an investment destination; That is why we need to study. Yesterday, I asked what the purpose of Kenya is in using a Brand Ambassador. For example, when Eliud Kipchoge was running INEOS 1:59, what was the Ministry of Tourism or the Kenya Government using even by ensuring he could wear a jersey that shows something unique about Kenya? We can recall that the entire world close to seven billion people were watching when he was running the INEOS 1:59.
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
When we travelled to the USA, we saw a small hotel being run by a Kenyan who was making our local delicacies. How do we support those Kenyans enterprises that Kenyans run?
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Kenyans abroad do two to three jobs. I have my brothers and sisters who live in USA who do two to three jobs. These are the real “hustlers”. They work in hotels and hospitality industry and struggle through small enterprises. We were happy with Sen. Kang’ata when we got one restaurant in Seattle which is run by a Kenyan who comes from the coastal part of this country.
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
How do we support such businesses and Kenyans by ensuring we tap into expertise? How can we ensure we ‘Sell-Kenya-Buy-Kenya’ not only in Kenya, but also abroad? One feels proud seeing Kenyan products being sold at the foreign airports. In fact, there was a photo in social media of a Kenyan who was roasting maize in France. How do you feel when you buy roasted maize somewhere in Paris or Europe from a Kenyan?
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30 Sep 2021 in Senate:
This Bill tries to ensure that our consular areas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diaspora desk should come together and agree on how we can document and ensure we support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) abroad.
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