Judah ole Metito

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Entries 1891 to 1895 of 1895.

• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Agriculture the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) advanced seasonal and development credit to farmers in Loitokitok and other parts of the country? (b) Is he further aware that the AFC has written demand letters as most of the farmers have defaulted due to the prevailing drought in the country? (c) Could the Minister consider giving these farmers a grace period of one season to enable them recover from the effects of the drought? view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also want to thank the Minister for that good answer. However, in light of the fact that the drought was declared a national disaster by His Excellency the President, could the Minister consider writing a circular to the AFC to allow these farmers a grace period without repaying these loans so as to recover from the effects of the drought without necessarily waiting for them to present their own cases? view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Minister consider instructing the AFC to stop accruing interest on these loans that were given over this drought period? view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is true that it is not only Kajiado District that lost livestock. All the pastoralists in the country were affected by the drought. However, during the same period, the Government made Kshs240 million from livestock and livestock products, which it exported to Mauritius alone. More often than not, we see other farmers who deal with tea and other farm produce having their debts written off. Could the Minister consider using the proceeds he got from the sale of livestock and livestock products in that period, to write-off the AFC loans that were advanced ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. First of all, I would like to join my colleagues in congratulating His Excellency the President for delivering a very focused Address that outlined the public policies of his Government in this financial year. One of the issues that was serious when we were on Recess, and is still serious, is the famine facing this country. I would like to thank the Government for doing a lot in supplying food and water to famine-stricken areas. But the question we will have to ask ourselves as ... view