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    "id": 1221234,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding harvesting of cyprus trees at Kibiri Forest in Vihiga County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Table a comprehensive report on the non-involvement of the local community in cyprus timber harvesting despite their participation in the planting of the said trees and other conservation activities. (2) Provide a report on the procurement of timber harvesting contracts indicating the firms and individuals awarded the tender. (3) State the measures put in place by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), if any, to ensure that the local community participates in the timber harvesting for economic empowerment and sustenance of the forest conservation efforts in the county. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to make one comment on this. This is a very serious issue. Communities living in the area have planned to engage the administration in the area on this issue because people in the area have been involved in tree planting in that forest. However, when it comes to harvesting of the timber, you find people from outside the county being brought and given the contracts to harvest timber, while the locals who participated in planting of the trees are left. That is causing a major challenge in the area. The relevant institution, which in this case is the KFS, must be cognisant of that and provide us with a solution to the problem."
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