Esther Murugi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is fine. I hope that Kenyans are not going to form camps between now and the four weeks. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Since the establishment of the Fund in 2007, Mumias Constituency has been given a sum of Kshs2 million. Out of this amount, Kshs1.2 million has been disbursed, while Kshs800,000 is still being held by our offices because the applications received have not yet been approved. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have given the hon. Member a list of the women who have benefited from the Fund. I am sure that he does not want me to read out the names. They are 24 beneficiaries. The total allocation of the Kshs2 million shows a ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: The net result of this is poverty eradication. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: During the 2010/2011 Financial Year, the Ministry will carry out a survey to establish the exact impact of the Fund, and the findings of that survey will be made public. I would also want to say that we are still looking for volunteers in areas where constituencies have not either borrowed, or where the repayments have been low, so that we can reach as many women as possible. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am actually surprised by the question he has asked because many hon. Members have raised this issue, and we have discussed it. I have repeatedly asked Members of Parliament to participate in popularizing this Fund. I expect hon. Members to enlighten women in their constituencies. The Ministry does not have enough personnel. What we have done lately is recruitment of other micro- financiers, who are now going to try and reach out to the women who have not participated in the Fund. Also, some women are scared of borrowing. Most likely, women from Mumias are scared ... view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you empower women, it means that the households do better economically. That means that there is food on the table. That money is not actually for buying food but for economic ventures which result in the provision of better food. This is because we give them money to invest in other things and use the proceeds to buy food. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, initially, we give women Kshs50,000 so that they can learn how to manage it but when they repay the first loan, they graduate to Kshs100,000. After that, they can go to the micro-financiers and get even Kshs2 million for their projects if they qualify. However, if they are not even taking Kshs800,000 then Kshs50,000 cannot be little. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said, “perhaps they are scared like other women”. Women are normally scared of borrowing. The Kshs800,000 still lying in our accounts is an indicator that they are actually scared of borrowing for one reason or another. view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, the interest rate is at 8 per cent and it cannot be better than that. I have requested Members of Parliament to open SACCOs which have a better outreach to women so that they can feel more comfortable. The Kshs2 million from the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) does not earn any interest. So, we cannot do better than that. view