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    "id": 141757,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/141757/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Omingo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Trade",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 180,
        "legal_name": "James Omingo Magara",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The role of the District Joint Loans Boards in facilitating the SMEs is accelerating trade and finance for the SMEs. So far, the Joint Loans Boards have disbursed Kshs578 million to 40,000 entrepreneurs out of which Kshs124,971,851 has come from the Central Government and Kshs7.5 million from the local authorities. The responsibility of the District Joint Loans Boards is to increase employment opportunities by giving entrepreneurs capital to invest in order to reduce poverty in our midst. The other role of the District Joint Loans Boards is to enhance business management by the SMEs. It also makes contribution to the national development because the SMEs contribute a lot in terms of national development and thus alleviate poverty. The steps taken by my Ministry to ensure that the boards are sufficiently funded are:-"
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