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    "id": 599617,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Juma",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Zuleikha Juma Hassan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Maybe it will be good luck for me in future. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the citizens of Kenya and in particular, the Kaya Burani and Lawaridi women group in the Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT), draw the attention of the House to the following;- THAT, the Kenya Women Finance Trust and its parent company, Kenya Women Holding, provides financial services exclusively to low income-earning women in Kenya. THAT, the institution has branches in various parts of the country, including Kwale County. THAT, the main objective of the institution is to improve the social and economic status of its members. THAT, the institution has in the recent past breached its contract with its members, thus frustrating their financial empowerment efforts. THAT, members of the institution in Kwale County have been compelled to give a replacement of another account holder upon termination of their contract with the institution. THAT, the institution has taken advantage of the low literacy levels of the members and withdrawn their savings book, thus denying them a chance to be in the know of their account status. THAT, the institution has been forcefully taking household goods of members who have unserviced loans with the institution without following due procedures. THAT, attempts to get the management of the institution to listen to members’ grievances have been unfruitful. THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is made is not pending before a court of law. THEREFORE, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade:- 1. Intervenes to ensure that the petitioners’ plight is addressed by investigating the management of the KWFT for compelling women to provide a replacement of another account holder(s) upon termination of their contracts with the institution. 2. Intervenes to ensure that the petitioners access their savings immediately they terminate their contracts with the institution. 3. Makes any other recommendations that may be deemed fit in redressing the plight of the petitioners. And your petitioners will ever pray. Thank you."
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