{"id":1556829,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1556829/?format=json","text_counter":258,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kaiti, WDM","speaker_title":"Hon. Joshua Kimilu","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, I wish to request for a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection, regarding a vacancy in the Office of Uwezo Fund in Kaiti Constituency. The position of Uwezo Fund Manager in Kaiti became vacant in 2019 following the demise of the then-fund manager. The Uwezo Fund Oversight Board has yet to fill the vacancy, leading to a backlog in disbursing funds to residents. The inordinate delay in filling the vacancy and facilitating the office has negatively affected the local economy."}