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    "id": 976500,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Esther Passaris",
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        "legal_name": "Esther Passaris",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a member of the Special Funds Accounts Committee. As a Committee, we have tried very hard to scrutinise all the funds that come before us. I stand to support the Motion on the audited financial statements of Uwezo Fund and Women Enterprise Fund. The Government has created a number of Funds to help our youth and women. The only thing is that, sometimes, I feel we have left out the aging men. So, we need to find a way to incorporate the aging men. We have taken care of women and the youth, in terms of the Youth Fund and the Uwezo Fund. The population of aging men over 35 years seems to be left out. When it comes to those audited reports, the whole idea is to make sure that the money is made available back to the Fund. What is happening is that they have made it very difficult so that, unless you have a huge recovery, you are not able to access funds or have disbursement. So, what the Motion is asking for is that we allow the Fund to be replenished again so that the beneficiaries can borrow. We know that the Uwezo Fund has a very poor repayment rate. The reason that is happening is because we are not spending enough money and time on training. There has to be training in financial management. When you have a fund and you are not doing proper financial management and all you are thinking about is disbursement, then what happens is that groups come together to borrow the money but, at the end of the day, they have no financial management skills. When you hear that the Government has got a fund for you… Unfortunately, some of the people who have received that money have not been able to make repayment because of lack of training in financial management or because of the harsh economic times. The idea that we are going to blacklist them and make sure that they do not access funds is wrong. I think we should also take responsibility as the Government. Have we done enough research? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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