Kangundo Member of Parliament (MP) Fabian Kyule has asked women and youth in the region to form groups that will enable them to borrow loans from government.
Kyule decried that the government has allocated funds to the Women Enterprise Fund, Uwezo Fund and many others targeting women and youth, however many are not using them to improve their livelihoods.
Speaking during issuance of bursary cheques to Secondary Schools students at Kikambuini AIC Church in his Constituency, the MP said forming groups will address issues which have plagued the region for decades such as unemployment, poverty and lack of job opportunities.
“Do not sit at home doing nothing, get in group and register yourself so that you can get loans from such funds because it is difficult to get the loans as individuals,” the lawmaker said
He added that he was ready to offer free advice and business development consultations to organized groups keen on forming and expanding business ventures.
Kyule encouraged the women to effectively engage in wealth creation.
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He also called on local residents to invest in the region instead of other sub-counties so as to promote the constituency’s economic development.
The lawmaker asked leaders in the county to support women in their bid to improve their economic standard, saying that women are dependable lot in nation building and need to be supported.
He cited basic services like access to water ,health services, poverty and right to education as major challenges facing the residents in the region.
By Gastone Valusi
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