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    "speaker_name": "Nairobi CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Esther Passaris",
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    "content": "charged for procuring them and yet, that is the Fund that is meant for the youth. That did not work out well. We cannot decide for the people. They have to do that themselves. I feel that the Government has a lot more to do. The Entrepreneurship Institute of India went and studied every corner of the country in each state, understood what the people needed and what their education level was, and made packages in line with what the needs were for the market and created clusters. Clusters are the way to go. If you are going to Kisii and you know that bananas and soap stones are produced there, make sure that when you are funding those projects, you create and enhance those industries. Then help to create a market. There was a time that the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry was a dead entity. However, in Kenya, it has been revived. I was instrumental in making sure that it got revived. When I became a businesswoman, I went to the Kenya Chamber of Commerce and Industry and it was just wrangles. I commissioned a study with three university lectures which cost me Kshs500,000. As I was doing my first business at The Sharper Image, I gave the study to Mr. Kittony and told him to take over and bring some sanity into that organisation, which he did. The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry is now an entity that can help us with marketing. They actually travel with the President every time we are trying to get into trade bilateral agreements with other countries. There are institutions right now that are being strengthened by Government that we should also incorporate in the overall vision of trying to create job opportunities. We said that everybody cannot be an entrepreneur. If somebody accesses the Uwezo Fund and becomes a successful businessperson, he would be creating jobs for those who cannot be entrepreneurs. I feel there is need to ensure that our Funds do more than just disburse money. Monitoring and evaluation are key. We also need to sensitise people on integrity and the need to make sure that they pay so that the Fund can replenish and other people can benefit too. I support the Motion."
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