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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 very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for those questions. I will attempt to answer. For questions that I will not be able to answer in full, we will make a commitment. The first question was by the Senate Majority Leader seeking to know how much we requested through the budget process. What we have is Kshs4.5 billion. If that amount is approved, it will help us to push this agenda. Another question was about the issue of county collaboration. The WEF is trying as much as possible to reach out to county governments because that is where majority of the Kenyan populace is. We can make strides if we work together with the counties. From the data that we have, WEF is in collaboration with Nairobi City, Uasin Gishu, and Kilifi counties. They are still engaging with the other counties, with our help as a Ministry, to ensure that other counties are also reached. The other question was by Sen. Kathuri, who sought to know the performance of the Fund since inception. Since its inception, the amount of money that has been disbursed is Kshs27 billion to over 136,000 groups. Another question was whether we support the merger. The challenge with the merger is specialised groups. For example, women have their special way of doing things and so are other groups. If we merge without looking at the ripple effect, most likely it will start frustrating efforts that have been made. As one Member said, women have a lot The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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