Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) elaborate on the changes the Government has made to the…
Question
The Member for Gilgil (Hon. Martha Wangari, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action: - Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) elaborate on the changes the Government has made to the disbursement model of the Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) and further provide details of total amounts disbursed and recovered in the new model of *254# vis-à-vis the old model? (ii) clarify if the Ministry conducted adequate capacity building and public participation on the new *254# platform with regard to changes made in disbursement and monthly recoveries based on the newly agreed interest rate of the Fund? (iii) clarify whether with the introduction of the Hustler Fund has affected the Women Enterprise fund?
Response
Responded to in the Plenary on 28th February 2024