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    "id": 1565998,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1565998/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Hanna Cheptumo",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Member for those two good questions, which informs exactly where we are and the challenges that were faced. On the first question of why digitalization did not go well, it is because of the way the system was put. The amount that was being borrowed through the manual lending was a lot. It was Kshs750,000, but when it went digital, it was Kshs50,000 and most women did not embrace that. There is also the issue of follow-up because a person would borrow and there was no way of tracking the repayment of that money. The second question is which group has the highest amount. There is a group called Pamoja Women Development Programme. The amount which was disbursed is a total of Kshs40 million. On 12th February, 2009, they were given Kshs20 million and on 13th December, 2009, they were given another Kshs20 million. Certainly, from the data that we have, that amount is still outstanding. They went to court and this matter is coming up tomorrow, that is, 23rd May, 2025, when we shall know the verdict. At this point, I would like to usher in the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WEP, so that we can get finer details as to who these people are. It is important that this is disclosed."
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