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    "id": 1064665,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
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        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order No.83 to seek your guidance on the implications of Section 34(2)(a) of the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016 on the authority of this House to consider petitions for variation of boundaries or revocation of public forests in terms of Article 199 of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, Section 34(1) of the Conservation Management Act, 2016 provides that any person can petition the National Assembly for the variation of boundaries of public forests or the revocation of the registration of public forest or a portion of public forest. A petition, under Section (1), shall demonstrate that the variation of boundaries or revocation of the registration of the public forest or a portion of the public forest does not endanger any rare, threatened or endangered species or adversely affect its value as water catchment area or prejudice the biodiversity, conservation of cultural sites and protection of the forest or its use for educational, recreational, et cetera. Hon. Speaker, a petition under sub-section (1) shall only be forwarded to the National Assembly on the recommendation of the service. Sub-section (3) says that a petition made under sub-section (1) shall be considered in accordance with the provision of the Parliament Procedure (Public Petition) Act and the Standing Orders of the relevant House. Sub-section (4) provides that the Cabinet Secretary shall, within 30 days of the petition being committed to the relevant Committee, make a recommendation on whether the petition should be approved subject to it being subjected to an independent environmental impact assessment, and public consultation being undertaken. The Act also provides that if the relevant Committee indicates, in its report, that the petition does not disclose ground for variation of the boundary of a public forest or the revocation of registration of a public forest or partitioning of a public forest, no further proceedings shall be taken."
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