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    "id": 1526748,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chute",
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        "legal_name": "Chute Mohamed Said",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me take this opportunity to congratulate our Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development. I have a similar issue about macadamia, but this one is related to farming in Northern Kenya and Upper Eastern regions. I had a conversation with the Cabinet Secretary earlier regarding something very important. The Government normally gives debt reliefs to farmers of coffee, tea, maize, beans, sugarcane and many other crops. However, the Government has neglected Northern Kenya, Upper Eastern region and other parts of this country which are dependent on livestock farming. Does he even recognise that livestock is also part of farming that contributes a lot in this country? Having said that, some farmers borrowed money through the AFC loan and many lost their livestock almost up to 80 per cent. A farmer in Marsabit cannot afford to pay the AFC loan. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, could the Cabinet Secretary help the farmers who are unable to pay AFC loans, just like what happens to farmers in other parts of this country, where, for example, farmers are given subsidies on fertiliser and many other subsidies? Could he tell us how he will help farmers who have not paid AFC loans in terms of some kind of debt relief?"
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