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    "id": 1183980,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1183980/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Rutto",
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    "content": "in Kesses Constituency thereby, leading to impoverishment and harassment of the residents who use their time, effort and resources to look after these forests only for logging firms such as Raiply Company to come and harvest these forest resources; THAT, repeated attempts by the forest communities and forest associations to consult and engage the Kenya Forest Service have been futile due to the latter’s indifference and failure to respond to enquiries; and THAT, the issues in respect of which this particular Petition is made are not pending before any court of law or any constitutional or legal body. Now, therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Public Petitions Committee: 1. intervenes to secure the rights and welfare of the forest communities and forest associations across the country; 2. urgently intervenes to ensure that the Kenya Forest Service reviews its policy to ensure that the local communities are given priority to purchase at least 30 per cent of the forest resources harvested and that Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) programme founded on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015 is adhered to; 3. intervenes to secure the undertaking of corporate social responsibility by logging firms in areas with the resulting revenue being used to develop local infrastructure such as roads and schools, piping of water in villages and development of water catchment areas; 4. urgently intervenes to bring to an end the regular harassment of the forest communities by Kenya Forest Service; and, 5. makes any other orders in the interest of the forest communities and forest associations. And your petitioner will ever pray. Presided over by Hon. Julius Kipleting Rutto, Member of Parliament for Kesses. Hon. Speaker, we have issues with the Kenya Forest Service officers who are harassing members of the community. The members of the community include Tecla Seroney, Leah Misoi, Mzee Kipkirong and Joel Kibet who is now nursing injuries from being battered and insulted by the Kenya Forest Service rangers, and Dennis Kipkemboi…"
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