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    "id": 1033021,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to Standing Order 225(2)(b) that requires the Speaker to report to the House any Petition other than those presented by a Member, I wish to report to the House that I have received a Petition from Captain (Rtd.) Abdullah Molu Mamo from Marsabit County. Hon. Members, the Petitioner affirms that Marsabit Forest was created as a forest reserve with an area of 152.2 km2 in 1932, while the Marsabit National Park was established in 1940 with an area of 395 km2. In 1949, a large area of 2,020 km2 was established as Marsabit National Reserve in order to create a buffer zone therefore reducing the possibility of human wildlife conflict. Due to the increased population around Marsabit Mountain over the years, an area of 534 km2 was de-gazetted in 1982 to create room for more human settlement. Hon. Members, the Petitioner asserts that Mt. Kulal Forest is a biosphere reserve and thus forms an important ecosystem having been recognized by UNESCO in 1978. Being un-gazetted, it is difficult for the Kenya Forest Services (KFS) to effectively transfer imperative guiding principles and recommendations for proper conservation and management. The Petitioner considers this approach as beneficial to the residents as well as the KFS with the view that KFS will have increased its areas of conservation while the residents will have adequate place for settlement without any encroachment. The Petitioner, therefore, prays that this House, pursuant to Section 34 of the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for environment initiates the process of de-gazetting 60 acres of land in Marsabit Forest with a view to allocating it to the community and gazettes the whole 112,998.9 Acres of Mt. Kulal Forest for proper conversation and management. Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 227, this Petition stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources for consideration. The Committee is required to consider the Petition and report its findings to the House and the Petitioners in accordance with Standing Order 227(2). The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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