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    "content": "indicated, in her Statement, that consultations were not done once, but are continuous and will go on. It is important to note, at this point, that in response to the request for the statement from Sen. Kanainza, the Government will continue to engage and deepen the consultations. Sen. Keter made a very bold and scary statement that this Fund will fail. I am hoping that it will not fail because it is good to try new things. We, as a country, need to be optimistic and we should try it. The Cabinet Secretary should incorporate the concerns that have come from this House to avoid it being a failure. The other issue is whether the money will be devolved. I am not sure about that. The other question is what the intention of the Fund is. I cannot answer that and I do not think that the Cabinet Secretary can answer it either. There will be a practical process of giving out the money. Once the money goes to the ground, the intention is to revolve it. The actual usage on the ground depends on the structures that have been put in place. We need to urge the Ministry to put in place protective measures and also ask the youth and women on the ground to be more vigilant. These are public funds. We should ensure that the money is not wasted. We should have enough oversight and participation as members of the public. We must remain vigilant to make sure that this money is not misappropriated. Once the Auditor-General does the auditing of these funds and we table a report here, we have to sit down again and see whether the Ministry obtained it objectives. If there will be some failures, we know who should take responsibility. Are we going to inject this money every year or will it be a one-off thing? This was the question by Sen. Billow Kerrow. This is a one-off fund which was the Kshs6 billion. This money is expected to be revolved and to move from one group to another. Once one group has acquired enough capital to do business, the returned money will go to another group so that it builds business for other groups. That also answers question by Sen. (Dr.) Kuti. Will the money make a difference? I do not know. This project is still in the process. We hope that it will make a difference. It is being run like the CDF which has been praised by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. We all know that the CDF made a difference in some constituencies, but failed in others depending on who was the Member of Parliament at what time and the structures that were put in place."
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