By Daniel Mwendo
28 Women
Groups from Kitui South Constituency were today issued with cheques worth 1.85
Million by the District Gender and Social Development Officer (DGSDO) Mr. Daniel
Kitheka. 11 of these groups were from Mutomo District while 17 are from Ikutha
District. The ceremony was officiated by the local Member of Parliament, Dr.
Rachael Kaki Nyamai.
The lowest amount of loan given was 47,500 with a grace period of three months and the highest was 195,000 with a grace period of one month.
While handing out the checks, Mr. Kitheka said that there has been a massive mobilization of women to register groups to take advantage of funds released by the government. He added that the starting amount of loans has been increased from fifty thousand shillings (50,000) to hundred thousand shillings (100,000)
The local Member of Parliament, Dr Rachael Kaki, told women that there are individual loans only that intermediaries to dispatch the money have not been identified.
“If women SACCO’s develop properly they could be used in future as intermediaries,” said
Dr.
Nyamai adding that Uwezo fund is not a grant but a loan payable at 4%. She also
retaliated that men are allowed to be part of women groups as far as they form
30% of the group members. either the women groups or the youth groups only that
they are not supposed to be office bearers.
Speaking during the occasion,Mutomo District DO1 Mr. Joel Tumo advised resident people to form groups so that they can
take advantage of the government’s empowerment programmes
This he said was one way of doing away with illicit business in the area. He enumerated challenges like lack of IDs, slow speed of group registration, lack of capacity building to the groups to enable them to write proposals, ignorance of the people about government plans as some of the challenges facing access to the funds.
The DO1 added that
various groups have been broken up due to mistrust stressing that proper
articles of association were needed to guide the groups
The administrator also took the occasion to warn those who could be sabotaging the water supply in the area by tampering with the pipes that their days were numbered and those caught will face the full force of the law.
The officials of the groups which got the highest loans advised other women to have good plans. Table banking concept was one of the means in which the groups use to raise money.
Other officers present were Kitui South Women Enterprise Fund Coordinator and Youth Enterprise Fund Coordinator, Chris King’ondu among others.
The lowest amount of loan given was 47,500 with a grace period of three months and the highest was 195,000 with a grace period of one month.
While handing out the checks, Mr. Kitheka said that there has been a massive mobilization of women to register groups to take advantage of funds released by the government. He added that the starting amount of loans has been increased from fifty thousand shillings (50,000) to hundred thousand shillings (100,000)
The local Member of Parliament, Dr Rachael Kaki, told women that there are individual loans only that intermediaries to dispatch the money have not been identified.
“If women SACCO’s develop properly they could be used in future as intermediaries,” said
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Kitui South Constituency MP Dr.Rachael Kaki Nyamai
hands over checks to Wome Group representatives. Looking
on is DGSDO,Mr. Daniel Kitheka(Photo:Daniel Mwendo/MCV)
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This he said was one way of doing away with illicit business in the area. He enumerated challenges like lack of IDs, slow speed of group registration, lack of capacity building to the groups to enable them to write proposals, ignorance of the people about government plans as some of the challenges facing access to the funds.
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| Dr.Nyamai addresses the crowd(Photo:Daniel Mwendo/MCV) |
The administrator also took the occasion to warn those who could be sabotaging the water supply in the area by tampering with the pipes that their days were numbered and those caught will face the full force of the law.
The officials of the groups which got the highest loans advised other women to have good plans. Table banking concept was one of the means in which the groups use to raise money.
Other officers present were Kitui South Women Enterprise Fund Coordinator and Youth Enterprise Fund Coordinator, Chris King’ondu among others.
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