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    "id": 1142720,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1142720/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Awareness is very important because there are people who are not aware that they can join groups where they can improve themselves to be economically better than they are now. On groups, first of all, there is the issue of formation. People will come together and decide, “Yes, we really need to come up with a group”. After coming up with a group, and they want to register, then the registration needs to be fast tracked. Apart from that, county governments need to be involved so that when they are creating awareness to the groups--- Sometimes people form groups without awareness of the mechanism of how the group will grow. When a group is formed, there is the initial stage where they will choose the chairperson, or the leader, the members and then the various activities that will be there. The county government need to take it upon themselves to ensure that they are building capacity for the group members. When they come up with an activity, there needs to be someone in the county government who takes people through the activities. For example, if a women group decides they are going to make peanut butter, there needs to be an expert who will take them through on how to do it and how to raise the money. They should also be assisted to look for an exit for the activities of the group. Even if they are doing a project, and there is no exit for the project, then money will not come into the group. The essence of having a group is to ensure sustainable economic development and empowerment of the members. The issue of proposals has come in. You will find that some groups are well meaning. They really want to do one, two or three things. When you are talking of"
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