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Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe (right) and AFC board chairman Franklin Bett (centre) display one of the title deeds. [Robert Kiplagat]
The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has handed back 1,000 title deeds to Narok farmers after waiving loans amounting to Sh300 million.
More than 1,500 farmers who were unable to repay their loans after their crops failed and livestock died due to drought got back their titles, which had been used as security.
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