Today's agenda includes the employment recovery following the high unemployment during the spring of 2020 leading to the current tight labor market. Today's labor market strength reflects policy decisions taken in light of the pandemic experience, including the widespread lockdowns, reliance upon remote work, and other factors that may have structurally altered the labor market. I am very much looking forward to the discussion.
Mr. Chairman; Let me at this point mention some indicators of financial sector performance for the quarter ended June 2009 to show not only its resilience but its source of strength: •  The Sector’s assets increased by 15% from Kshs.1.09 trillion in June 2008 to Kshs.1.26 trillion at the end of June 2009 as banks continued to expand their lending portfolio.