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    "id": 779223,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must first thank my Chairman for seeking and getting these answers in the time that he did. I have two comments. Other than the fact that Kaiti and Makueni appear to have different figures of what has been allocated vis-a-vis what has been loaned out, there are two significant things. During the run up to the 2013 election, Uhuru Kenyatta promised that the money that was set aside for the run off would be given out to women and youth for purposes of their enterprise. It was not meant to be a revolving fund and that is the reason, if you look at the answer in part A, the disbursements have only been made for 2013/2014 and 2015/2016 financial years amounting to Ksh5.8billion only. There is no other figure that has been put in the budget since 2016. Secondly, it is obvious, again, from the repayment rate of 40 per cent for the last three years that this fund has failed. Thirdly, what these officers are now doing is not part of the mandate of the Uwezo Fund. I participated in the drafting of these rules. They go to homes and tell them that they will send their names to the Credit Reference Bureau, remove the iron sheets from their roofs and confiscate their cattle. Could the Chairperson seek a clarification on the repayment portion because we did not envisage that ordinary Kenyans – and they are just women and youth because that is what the Fund is meant for - were supposed to be auctioned for loans of Kshs50,000 and a maximum of Kshs500,000. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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