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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will respond quickly. The first question was from Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. I am not aware of the promise made by His Excellency the President after 2013 elections. As far as I know, this Fund is a revolving fund and I do not know the contrary. I am not aware whether it has failed although from the beginning there were challenges. I cannot say that it has failed, but the challenges need to be addressed. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. also talked about harassment of the loanees. We can check with the Ministry that is concerned if people were actually harassed. If the people are told to repay, they must repay in an orderly manner. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Olekina asked whether there was a training for people. I was a Member of Parliament then when people were trained. There were quite a number of applicants at that time. In my constituency, for example, there were only a few who benefited. So, it is only fair that those who benefitted repay. The issue of livestock which Sen. Haji mentioned is true. When you do it as a business venture, it will always be a profit or loss. We have not reached a stage where we have talked about the waving. Going forward, we can discuss about the waving. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a question was raised by the Senate Minority Leader on whether these funds were insured. I am not aware whether they were insured or not. We use the banks that are there in Mandera, including Equity Bank and Kenya Commercial Bank. Therefore, we do not use only Equity Bank. 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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