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    "content": "Africa, they do not want our farmers to be subsidized. This is very serious. So, I am advocating for even grants by Government to farmers to enable them produce food for the nation. Unless we do these things, we will not be self-sufficient in food production. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the AFC is given so little money that they only concentrate on the areas that they regard as low-risk. These are areas where it rains. They know very well that if they give loans to farmers in those areas, at the end of the day, they will recover their money. What about Kitui County, for example, where rain is scarce? I have in my file the case of a farmer who was given two lorries of manure by AFC 30 years ago and now they are demanding Kshs100,000 because of the interest that has accrued. My poor farmer of two acres of dry land is being asked to produce Kshs100,000 for manure that was delivered by AFC 30 years ago. I want to propose that the Government writes off all these old loans, so that our farmers, whether in Kitui, Turkana or Kericho can start from a clean slate without any loans. Only then can we be self-sufficient in food production. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, if we are going to write off debts which the farmers borrowed, why can we not give money to students who have school fees balances and cannot afford to pay because their parents are poor and their certificate are held by principals of schools? So, as we forgive these farmers, let us also forgive those students and give them their certificates. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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