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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Noor",
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        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": "- Member Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a Committee we support Vote 15. As at 2007, the labour force of this country was estimated at 9.45 million. We know that 75 per cent of the labour force is in the agricultural sector, while 25 per cent is in the industry and service delivery sector. The unemployment rate in Kenya as at 2008 was at 40 per cent. These are the people who were of age and could be employed. They range between 15 to 55 years but were not employed. The global financial meltdown has worsened the situation with laying off of workers due to the decrease in profit making in the business sector. As a Ministry which deals with issues to do with the labour force, their work is important. It safeguards the rights and the welfare of workers especially in the face of the global crisis that we are facing."
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