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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "I agree with those who say that we need to look into the issue of labour rights and how we pay many of our labourers and the conditions in which they work in. However, I want to request the Committee that will look into this, to do so holistically where all these sits vis-à-vis the global equation of things. I will give a perfect example. In Kericho, the County that I represent, James Finlay, one of the multinationals that operate there, was faced with incessant calls to continue this agitation for wage increase. In the last few years, they have closed three to four of their flower farms and relocated them to Ethiopia. The simple argument being, they do not find it to be globally competitive when they keep on giving pay rises if it is not commensurate to what the company is earning. Therefore, it is important for the Committee, while they look into the issue of labour rights, to note that labour rights is not just about increase of salary, sometimes it goes into the working conditions. Therefore, I get the view that sometimes when many of us speak, we view labour rights through the lens and prism of how much people are being paid. It is important for that Committee to have that understanding, so that we do not lose many of our businesses to neighbouring countries. China has succeeded to be in the global economy despite many challenges. It is not because they pay their employees better than the rest of the world but they ensure people work in good conditions, thus making them globally competitive."
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