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Transcript for "Faring & challenges"

Speaker: Maximilla Nyongesa

00:00 - 00:06

Ese kamasina bananga bali Maximilla Nyongesa.

My name is Maximilla Nyongesa.

00:06 - 00:09

Samwene omusombi nama ekabula.

I am from the Basombi clan and come from Kabula.

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Musirekere sia Talitia.

From Talitia village.

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Mulokeshoni ya Kabula.

From Kabula location.

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Musabulokeshoni ya Kabula.

From Kabula sublocation.

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County Bungoma esabukaunti ebumula.

In Bungoma county, Bumula subcounty.

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Ndenyanga khulosiakho khulondekhana nende bulimi.

I want to talk about farming.

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Esese nga ndomaloma ndindi.

As I speak now.

00:29 - 00:32

Omulimi wa Mumias.

I am a Mumias farmer.

00:32 - 00:36

Nenga noma ndi ndi nende.

As I say this, I have.

00:36 - 00:39

Sekholanga ekasi ta.

I am not employed.

00:39 - 00:44

Lakini abele nategemea bulimi khukhwama khumiba kia Mumias.

But I was depending on farming sugarcane from Mumias.

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Nefwefwe sayii.

We, at the moment.

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Sisiuma siefwe sia Mumias.

Our Mumias company.

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Khwakhililwe.

We are unable.

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Nesifunane.

The reason.

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Khwekhale nebabana khwakorirwe khubakhola khuriena ta.

We have stayed with thre children and we don't know what to do with them.

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Omwana oyoyo newikhala naye kenyebwa asome.

The child is supposed to be studying when you stay with him/her.

01:06 - 01:11

Nenakhasoma alikhweunga nende chikurupu chimbi.

The child will join bad groups if he/she doesn't study.

01:11 - 01:17

Naba efwefwe khulenyanga serikali.

We want the government.

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Yingile musiuma sifwe.

To look into our company issues.

01:20 - 01:23

Ekhuyete.

And help us.

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Sisiuma siefwe esiesio.

That company of ours.

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Nisio sinyala siaa babana befwe chikasi.

That is what can gives jobs to our children.

01:30 - 01:37

Nisio sinyala siaa babana befwe kamasomo.

That is what can give education to our children.

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Nee.

And.

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Nibo khupila chikura.

Those we vote for.

01:42 - 01:47

Bakelao nebachila elala.

They later go missing.

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Nono nemulolela nge efwe bamenywa.

If you look at us as residents.

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Ba south Bukusu.

Of the south Bukusu.

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Balimi ba Bukusu khumenya khuriena.

How can we live as Bukusu farmers.

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Noli omuruki omulayi.

If you are a good leader.

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Nga omwana wefwe Uhuru Kenyatta.

Like our chold Uhuru Kenyatta.

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Kenyebwa.

He is supposed.

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Kengile.

To get involved.

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Mubiuma biefwe bino.

In our companies.

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Nefwesi khumuunge mukono khulome khuli alikharuka bulayi.

For us to support him for ruling well.

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Omanyile nekabali oloma oli abundu aa sabakhwenya ta, cha okholeo kamalayi nebakhwenye.

You should do good things at a place you don't feel liked for you to get liked.

02:25 - 02:32

Nekaba bali okhola nende bukakhabuniamo.

But if you rule with discrimination.

02:32 - 02:35

Khuloma oli yino ekholo yefwe.

Saying that this is our tribe.

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Aba efwefwe sakhwaelewile nakhuli musibala siefwe sia Kenya sino tawe.

It makes us not understand whether we are in our country Kenya.

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Khulikho khusaba.

We are requesting.

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Omukhongo wefwe okhwimelele nga Uhuru Kenyatta.

Our leader Uhuru Kenyatta.

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Keche alolele bibiuma befwe bibili bino.

To come and look at our two companies.

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Mala akhuyete efwe nga khuli musibala sia Kenya fweesi.

To help us like other Kenyans.

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Buli mundu asangalile kamatunda kali musibala siefwe sino.

Everyone to benefit from good things happening in our country.

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Efwe khusomia babana.

We teach our children.

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Mala nocha babana befwe bakenda nende chikaratasi.

You will find our child walking with certificates.

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Saliyo onyala kabakanila mala kabaelesia ekasi ta.

There is no one who can welcome and give them a job.

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Efwefwe khumenyile elubeka we mumbo.

For us who live in western.

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Khuli nende etabu esabi.

We have a lot of challenges.

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Newicha babami befwe.

When you come to our leaders.

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Nebengila musiuma nga sia Mumias ouka oli bacha khukhuyeta.

You would think they will help us when they get involved in a company like Mumias.

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Khane bacha khusutamo silimo.

Yet they will be going to take whaterver is in there.

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Nono efwefwe nga balimi khukhola khuriena.

We us farmers, what should we do?

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Newicha kamaindi.

When you come to maize.

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Nekhukhaka bali khulime.

If we try to farm.

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Embolea yaninile.

The price for fertilizer has gone up.

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Soli nende embolela ta.

You don't have the fertilizer.

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Soli nende sinyala sialima ta.

You don't have what to use in cultivating.

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Khubolele khukhola khuriena.

Tell us what we should do.

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Nio babana befwe bosi basome.

For our children to also study.

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Nio bache bakhurukekho.

For them to come and rule us.

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Nga nibo khulapilanga chikura nebacha.

Like the ones we are voting for.

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Buruki bwekhale bwama khuba bulayi.

The old leadership was good.

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Bandu bama khuba balayi.

People used to be good.

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Bandu bama***

People have been**

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Abele nobapile ekura, bacha nebakobola.

They would come back after you vote for them.

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Nebakobola nebakhola ekasi.

They would come and do the work.

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Lakini sayi bino biakhayikhane.

But today it is difficult.

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Nono efwefwe.

So, we.

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Mumaisha kefwe kali ebung'oma.

In our life in Bungoma.

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Hasa balimi bekimiba.

Especially sugarcane farmers.

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Kamakhuwa kakhulumile.

Things have become difficult for us.

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Khureba serikali.

We ask the government.

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Mukhuyetakho namwe khuendelea khuumia.

Will you help us or we should continue to suffer?

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Nekhukobola elubeka wamaisha.

When we come back to life.

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Bandu balikho bafwa khubela babula chisilingi chinyala chacha muosipito.

People are dying because they lack money to go to hospital.

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Maisha kalumile.

Life has become difficult.

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Omundu nacha muosipito bamurakho kamalesi khukula.

When someone goes to hospital, they ask them to buy the medicine.

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Nesali nechisilingi ta.

Yet they don't have the money.

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Olabona kecha atibia bulamu bwewe khusibala.

You will see the person lose their life on earth.

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Khubela sinanu, kimiba kiefwe kiayetanga balimi.

Because sugarcane used to help farmers.

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Kiaikwa.

It collapsed.

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Sikila nendoma ndi busilikhi bukila bandu nebafwa.

The reason I am saying lack of treatment is making people die.

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Khuli nomusakhulu mueria.

We have an elder in the area.

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Kabechanga omwimelesi we sikuli primary bali Talitia.

He used to the school head of a primary school called Talitia.

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Abwenao kimiba kiaba kimilayi kasomia babana bewe.

That time sugarcane was good and he schooled his children.

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Kable oli alwala bakenda naye paka India.

When he was sick, they went with him upto India.

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Mala kakobola kaba omulamu.

And he came back healed.

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Nono nabona mbo buli bung'ali.

I realized it is true.

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Khutakha kamapesa kakula chiosipito.

When you lack money to get to a hospital.

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Niko kalakilanga lifwa naliba likali musibala siefwe.

Is the reason there are many deaths in our county.

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Khulikho khusaya omuruki wefwe niye khwapila chikura Uhuru Kenyatta.

We are asking our leader who we voted for,Uhuru Kenyatta.

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Noli omundu oelewa namwe oulila niko khhuloma kano.

If you are a person who understands or hears what we are saying.

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Wiche musiuma siefwe sia Mumias.

You should come to our Mumias company.

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Musia Nzoia.

Nzoia company.

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Musie ewebuye.

Webuye company.

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Olenyosia bibienebi.

If you re-open those ones.

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Mbara niyo olibiriranga kumulembe kulibao buli mundu.

I believe everyone will have peace with you wherever you go.

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Lakini walolela busa ewenywe yong'ene.

But if you only consider your place.

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Efwefwe.

We.

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Sekhekhumanya khuli khulinende omuruki ta.

We are not feeling that we have a leader.

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Khulanjanga khuloma khuli khuli bafubi.

We have started saying we are orphans.

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Nono Uhuru Kenyatta noli oulila kamakhuwa akako.

So Uhuru Kenyatta if you are the kind who hears those words.

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Yicha okhuyete nekamani.

Come and help with energy.

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Emboleo okhwikhisilie.

You should reduce the price of ferilizer.

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Mala okhurere ya kutosha.

And bring us enough fetrilizer.

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Bandu balime kamaindi.

People should plant maize.

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Mumias eng'one.

For Mumias to be okay.

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Bandu baliye kimiba.

People to take sugarcane there.

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Mala khwole aundu.

For us to reach a point.

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Khuche fwesi nawichile.

We should all go when you come.

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Khulekomba khukhumeme.

We should wish to carry you.

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Wakhenya omenyeyo kimiaka ishirini khulaba nenawe.

We shall support you even if you decide to rule for twenty years.

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Aya oli wicha khubindu nibio muloma muli mwarera chiloni.

When you come to things like loans that you brought to us.

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Chiloni echecho mwarera.

The loans you brought.

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Sekhwakhaya ta.

We were not against it.

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Lakini chiloni echecho.

But those loans.

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Chili chitasa bandu kumutambo.

They are the ones making people poorer.

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Sifunane.

The reason.

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Eneno mapato mbayo.

There is no income here.

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Namwe.

Or.

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Solabona chisendi sisindu nisio olakusia.

You will not find something valuable to sell.

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Nio olipe eloni eyoyo tawe.

For you to pay that loan.

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Nebarerekho mashariti kamakali.

They have put many restrictions.

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Kakhayile.

It is too much.

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Bameywa bebung'oma.

For the Bungoma resisdents.

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Buli nyanga bali rusia enamba yekumukunda nionyole eloni.

They ask for a title deed every day for you to get the loan.

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Ngo onarusia enamba ye kumukunda eyeyo.

When you give your tiltle deed.

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Olakusia sinanu.

What will you sell.

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Nio oendelee khulipa.

For you to continue paying.

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Nio enamba ekobole.

For you to get back your title deed.

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Nocha muchiloni.

When you go to loans.

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Chili nebubufwi bukali.

There are many scams involved with them.

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Epanga onyala.

You can find the bank.

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Webilila eelefu yaramayo ndala.

You may forget one thousand in the bank.

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Chimia kamakhumi nga kabili.

Like two hundred shillings.

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Olamala kimiesi kitaru.

You may stay for three months.

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Olanyola mbo.

You will find that.

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Chisilingi echecho.

That money.

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Chasalile.

It has accrued interest.

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Cholile karibu.

It has reached almost.

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Enusu milioni.

Half a million.

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Aba nono mwarera chiloni khukhwombakha bandu namwe mwarera khufililisia bandu.

Did you bring the loans to develop or make people poor?

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Sindu silayi siombakhanga sasinulanga ta.

A good thing builds and not to take.

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Chiloni nicho munareranga echecho.

The loans you bring.

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Chili chiloni chichicha khura babandu mumutambo.

They are loans that make people poor.

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Khubela mupanga chana nga ochamo.

Because when you go to the bank.

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Nga wibililamo chisilingi kidogo.

When you forget some little money.

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Olabona yicha khukusia emali niyo oli nayo.

You will see them come to auction your property.

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Nono mulafumanga bandu chimoni.

So you are blind folding people.

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Samulabaechanga buwanga ta.

You are not giving them a clear picture.

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Babandu khubona efwefwe bung'ali.

We, the people that see the truth.

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Chiloni echecho chichanga khurera bandu bumasikini.

Those loans make people poor.

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Sechichanga khukhwombakha ta.

They don't bring any development.

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Ewewe omundu nga noli ne epanga neli epanga.

As the banks are.

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Kenyebwa serikali mulolele.

The government should observe.

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Bukhala nibwo mwara.

The interest rate put on loans.

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Khuloni eyeyo.

On that loan.

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Bwenyebwa butong'e sa burio omundu nakwamile, aba nasio andi amalile.

It supposed to remain the same even when someone defaults.

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Sina sikila kalekhilemo chisilingi ngekhe.

Why is it when a person leaves some little money on the account.

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Nemutasatasa busa chisilingi echecho chicha khunula kumukunda kwewe.

You add amount that will make them lose their land.

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Chicha khunula emali yewe.

It makes them lose their wealth.

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Nemubea muli mwarera bukhala ebung'oma.

And you lie that you brought development in Bungoma.

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Ese khembolela.

I am telling.

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Uhuru Kenyatta.

Uhuru Kenyatta.

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Lolelela chipanga echecho niko chinakholanga.

You should investigate what those banks are doing.

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Chipanga checha khukhwiba.

Banks came to steal.

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Chiloni checha khurerera bandu bumasikini.

Loans came to make people poor.

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Sechecha khukhwombakha tawe.

They didn't come to develope.

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Nenomaloma ndiondio.

As I say that.

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Ndi musirekere sia Chebukube.

I am in Chebukube village.

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Bandu bakali batibisie chimali chiabwe khubela chiloni.

Many people have lost their wealth because of loans.

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Baombelesia bandu.

They deceive people.

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Bali eloni yebuyeti, bali ebulakho bukhala.

That a loan could help and has no interest.

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Nga na omundu abukula nga nakemakho yanja khusala silo nekumusi.

The loan interest starts accruing day and night.

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Sindu sina sisalanga silo nekumusi.

What kind of thing accrues day and night.

11:12 - 11:16

Khulakorwanga chiloni chino chibirira khumakhuwa.

We are wondering where this loans come from.

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Kebaruki namwe chiloni chino chikhola chiriena mupanga muno.

Through the leaders or how these loans get to the banks.

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Khubela sinanu omundu wakhililwe khulipa eloni.

Why is it when someone is unable to pay for the loan.

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Neyi batasa chikucha, nono niyo wakhililwa khulipa eelefu nebalosia emilioni olarunga?

They accumulate it to more amount, if you were unable to pay one thousand, will you be able to pay one million?

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Khendeba omuruki Kenyatta.

I am asking our leader Kenyatta?

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Nekanyalikhana.

If it is possible.

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Olange kimikutano kie chipanga kikhale alala.

You should call a meeting with all banks.

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Mala bandu baendelee khuba nende maisha kamalayi.

So that people can continue having a good life.

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Mukharerera bandu bumasikini nemubea muli mwarerire butajiri khusibala ta.

You should not make people poor and lie that you have brought wealth in county.

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Nenoma ndindi ebung'oma wefwe eneno.

As I say this, here at our place in Bungoma.

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Bandu barire chiloni khubela khubarera busikini.

People are scared of loans because of the poverty it comes with.

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Khubela onyala wachile oli ndi neshida nekhane olikholanga eshida ekindi chiba chibili.

Because you can go with a problem not knowing you are inviting more problems.

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Nono ese ndikho endeba baruki.

I am asking the leaders.

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Nemwikhala busa asi nemulolelela nga ese obona ebweni.

When you seat down and see the future the way I see it.

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Bibindu bienywe ebio bie bubeyi.

Your initiatives are mere lies.

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Bamakhwicha babola bali chiloni chechile mu KIE (Kenya Institute of Education) che babana bakhenyala ta.

They said there were loans at KIE (Kenya Institute of Education) for children who come from poor backgrounds.

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Khane barera khukwibila bandu.

Apparently they did it to steal from people.

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Omwana salikho kenyala ta akhabukula eloni eyeyo.

A child from a poor background will take that loan.

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Kalipile kamalalile nebafuta mukomputa.

They will delete from the computer after he/she clears.

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Nebabea bali sakalipa ta nebachenja babemelesi babandi.

They will lie that the child didn't pay and change those incharge.

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Mbolelekho bwobwonobu nebukhali bubufwi musibala sie bung'oma.

Tell me if that is not stealing in Bungoma county.

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Babandu boosi baba muofisi nochamo onyola chisura chingeni bafutile kamasina ke babandu babarunganga.

You will find all new faces in the office and names of all who cleared deleted.

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Babolela bandu bali.

They tell people that.

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Sebarunga eloni ta.

They didn't pay the loan.

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Nekhane kamala.

Yet they cleared.

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Babamo belukha nechisilingi.

Those who were there ran away with money.

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Balekha bindu ao bikhaya, babengilamo banja khudaya buyakha.

The old employees leave things in a mess and the new employees start asking for people to repay a fresh.

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Nemulolelela chiloni chombakha namwe chisakula?

Do you think loans help to develop or destroy?

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Mukhecha nemukhubea nemurera kamapesa ka biasara nemubea muli.

You should not come and lie to us using business money.

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Mwicha khufaidikia bandu khane mwicha khubarerera bumasikini tawe.

You make people poor by lying to bring development.

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Ese ndi khengania.

I am warning.

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Ata biloni bienywe busia biche biarera busikini musibala siebung'oma.

Take your loans with you because they have brought poverty in Bungoma county.

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Khwako ndamubolelanga buli bung'ali.

With that, I am telling you the truth.

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Nesikila.

Because.

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Omwana wefwe karungile chisilingi mu KIE chingali sana.

Our child paid a lot of money to KIE.

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Balomanga bali babana bakhenyala ta sabarerakho bukhala tawe.

They used to say that children from poor backgrounds will not pay with interest.

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Sayi nonyola karungile karibu chielefu mia mocha chichaba khamusini.

At the moment you will find that he has paid almost one hundred thousand from the initial fifty thousand.

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Khubolele chiloni chino chombakha namwe chirera butambi musibala siefwe sie bung'oma.

Tell us whether these loans develop or create poverty in our Bungoma county.

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Efwefwe.

We.

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Mukhabea bandu.

You should not lie to people.

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Nemwicha khukhunula efwefwe.

When you come to take from us.

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Musibala siefwe siebung'oma nemubea muli mwarerire butajiri ta.

Don't lie that you have brought development in our Bungoma county.

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Nekanyalikha khembolela Kenyatta Uhuru.

If it is possible, I am telling Kenyatta Uhuru.

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Busia biloni bienywe bioosi bia serikali birure mubung'oma khutong'e nende busikini bwefwe, khwalwile khukhunyanyasa.

Take all the government loans from Bungoma and leave us in poverty, we are tired of making us suffer.

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Nokhukhwibila buli nyanga.

And stealing from us daily.

14:38 - 14:43

Bandu batibisie kimikunda, bandu batibisie biasara khubela chiloni chenywe.

People have lost land and businesses because of your loans.

14:43 - 14:48

Omundu kakwamile khurunga eelefu nebasasia chola chimilioni chirano.

They will accrue interest on one thousand to accumulate to five million when someone defaults.

14:48 - 14:51

Mbolele eelefu yakhukhayile chimilioni chirano olamia wae nolipe.

Tell me where you will find five million if you have defaulted one thousand.

14:51 - 14:53

Mwenya bandu bafwe.

You want people to die.

14:53 - 14:55

Bandu khabafwa khubela chiloni.

People are dying because of loans.

14:55 - 14:58

Khubela bulwale bwekumoyo khubela khumaparo.

Because of blood pressere due to stress.

14:58 - 15:02

Mukhakhubea anano nende mbo khwarerire mutajirike ta.

You should not deceieve us with development promises.

15:02 - 15:06

Mwakhurere busikini musibala siefwe siebung'oma.

You have brought poverty in our Buungoma county.

15:06 - 15:12

Nemalilisia, ndalomakho kakandi baadaye murio muno.

As I conclude, I will say more later. Thanks alot.