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    "id": 976465,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Andrew Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this Report. The history of the Uwezo Fund in my constituency, and I believe in other constituencies, is as stated and at a very slow pace. A number of beneficiaries never knew that they were going to repay the money. So, the level of repayment is not satisfactory. After we joined the 12th Parliament, we were asked to put in place new committees and since 2018, these people have not worked. Committee members have been there, but they have no work at all because we cannot give loans and engage the committee members effectively. We were required to ensure that 50 per cent of the loans which were given were recovered. But there is no money that the committee can use to go around getting the beneficiaries to repay the loans. We have a problem which needs to be sorted out. On this score, I congratulate the Members who did the Report because they suggested that 5 per cent of whatever money is allocated should be used for administration and other expenses. This means that it should be used for recovery and allowances to committee members. If this is done, I believe we are going to make the Fund active. As I speak, it is not active at all."
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