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    "id": 118221,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed I want to confirm that the Government did make a pledge that the issue of non-performing loans, especially with respect to livestock farmers and many other farmers who were affected by four years of continuous drought, the post-election violence and other factors way beyond the reach and control of farmers, that we were going to consider, as a Government, taking over some of the loans. But, as I said here earlier, each loan will be assessed on its own merit so that those farmers who are able to pay should actually pay. There are farmers, especially large scale farmers, who are in a position to pay. I think it would not be prudent for us to shoulder responsibility for loans taken by farmers who are actually able to pay and use the Exchequer to settle those debts."
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