{"id":46071,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/46071/?format=json","text_counter":187,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Washiali","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":151,"legal_name":"Benjamin Jomo Washiali","slug":"benjamin-washiali"},"content":"asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether she is aware that money meant for loans to sugar-cane farmers by the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), through Equity Bank, has not reached the farmers; (b) what urgent measures the Ministry is taking to ensure timely access by farmers to these loans; and, (c) whether she could consider reviewing the interest rates as an incentive to the farmers."}