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    "id": 1443785,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Soipan Tuya",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry",
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will start by responding to Sen. Okenyuri on the status of our Kshs15 billion programme as well as the forest cover of the country. We have a constitutional mandate to ensure that at least a 10 percent tree cover and not forest cover for the country. I am happy to report that the baseline that we have as we implement the Kshs15 billion is 12.3 percent. This is from the latest assessment of our forest and tree cover done in 2021. I mentioned that the forestry sector is the highest emitter for the country and if we are to deal with the climate change crisis, including the flooding and cyclic droughts - and I would like us to be on the same page - this programme of re-afforestation is very critical. This is in terms of emissions reduction and dealing with the mitigation aspects of climate action. The progress of the Ksh15 billion tree growing programme is good. We have a very high and encouraging reception from Kenyans across the board towards this initiative. As we stand, the national Government, through the Executive, has taken a frontline approach to do adoption of sites for restoration across the country. This is intended to give this the necessary push for each of us to join this initiative, from individual Kenyans to the private sector and the county governments. This will make sure that we enhance our tree cover from the current 12.23 per cent to 30 per cent in the year 2032. As a requirement of the law, we are required to do periodic assessments of forest cover after every two years. I can assure the country that going by the actions and the receptiveness of this programme across the board, we are going to see very significant enhancement of our forest cover across the country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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