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    "id": 976551,
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    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "he told us that we just have to put the structure for the Women Enterprise Fund. He said he was a manager. He wanted officers in the regions. He wanted them to have money to manage the regional offices. He wanted them to have vehicles to move around. We had to get those vehicles. He is vindicated today when people say that the Women Enterprise Fund is working. The problem with Uwezo Fund is that it has absolutely no administrative structures. Those Members who were here when it came up for discussion can remember that there was a big argument on whether the money that was set aside for training the clients and staff should go to the constituency regional offices or remain here. This House decided that, that money be left at the headquarters and some companies were appointed to do the training. It never happened. The money got lost at the headquarters. We need to put a structure for the management of Uwezo Fund. It needs to have officers. Now, it is the youth officer. Even then, it is also affected by the devolution problem because there are similar officers at the county level. In my constituency, sometimes, it is not clear who is doing what. That is the most important thing. There should be officers directly responsible for it. It should also have administrative funds. You cannot have that amount of money without administrative funds. I support the Members who say that at least 5 per cent should be set aside for administration. I am quite surprised by what the Member for Mavoko has said. I will go and look for that money. The experience of most Members is the same. The other element is that we have not put in place structures for training our clients; namely, the youth and women that take it up. What happens is that they get the money and have no business, marketing or financial skills. That, in itself, has been a problem. The replenishment of those funds has not been quite clear. It is linked to the disbursement which must be a certain percentage. Again, this is not clear and people cannot really move. Then, the committees have been working pro bono in all the areas. It is virtually impossible to have the committees working without any payments, which has been a major problem."
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