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    "id": 8426,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Lankas",
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        "legal_name": "Lankas ole Nkoidila",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. The Mover has said it all. There are issues which he has exhaustively addressed. The AFC is the single Government entity that supports Kenyan farmers, namely, crop and livestock farmers. Therefore, the AFC as a Government entity is a very important entity. That is why we are calling upon the Government to address the issues that are facing this organization. What has motivated this Motion is the fact that some of us, and you are one of us, were Members of the Committee on the Cost of Living which went round the country. What came out is one of the issues which affect the Kenyan farmer. It should be noted from the beginning that agriculture is the back-bone of the economy of this country. That is why we are attaching a lot of importance to this issue. It came out from the farmers themselves that the AFC supports them, but as it is, the AFC is facing a lot of challenges. One of them is the issue of loan defaulters. It has been mentioned by the Mover that this is a very critical issue that is almost paralyzing the activities and the performance of this very important Government agency. Reasons have been advanced as to why our farmers out there are not able to service their loans. One of them is the issue of climate change which is affecting us as a country and globally. This is a serious issue. We have erratic weather changes not only in Kenya, but globally. The farmer depends on the rains, but for the last three successful years, he had a lot of problems because of the prolonged drought. These are issues that the farmer has no control over. As a result, the farmers default on the loan repayment. Because of the challenges that the AFC is facing, the mode of recovery of the loans is to an extent that the farmers feel harassed. Most of them do not stay in their homes because the AFC requires to recover the money."
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