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    "id": 118238,
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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. I appreciate the concern of hon. Members here about the loans advanced by the AFC. We are taking a comprehensive approach. We are looking at the loans that were given to pastoralists and ranchers. We are looking at it broadly because the organization is charged with the responsibility of lending to all categories of farmers be they livestock farmers, crop farmers and so on. That is why we have seasonal credit and a particular line for livestock. When I say that we are assessing, auditing and classifying all these loans, we are not leaving any sector out of that classification whether they are farmers in Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia or the Coast Province as Mr. Dor was requesting. We are looking at a comprehensive approach to the loan portfolio that currently exists at the AFC. We will come up with one Sessional Paper that is going to take care of all the loan categories in all the different portfolios that are lent to us by the AFC. This is with regard to the ranchers, the pastoralists, and the seasonal crop farmers across the board. That is the approach we are looking at. We will consider even my own farmers in Uasin Gishu and Eldoret North in particular. To answer what Mr. Polyins Ochieng asked, this is an exercise that requires a bit of time. We should be able to conclude that process by January, 2010. Hopefully, by the time we come back to this House in March, 2010, the Sessional Paper will find its way into the House."
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