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    "content": "especially in the critical ecosystems such as Karura Forest, the Maasai Mara, Kisii County, Homa Bay County, Migori County, Trans Nzoia County, Kakamega County, Uasin Gishu County and Siaya County. Kenya's forests are under significant threat due to illegal logging being done by Chinese companies who are encroaching and basically unsustainably cutting down our forests. Mr. Speaker, Sir, despite the Government moratoriums on logging, illegal activities do persist, threatening soil fertility, water supply and tourism revenues. The effects of logging are evident in counties where indigenous trees, vital for biodiversity and cultural heritage, are right now being felled. This deforestation undermines Kenya's climate resilience, increases the risk of landslide and disrupts rainfall patterns critical for the farming communities in our country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, whoever that has approved this to be done has forgotten that the United Nations Environmental Programme is actually stationed in Kenya. Despite the Government insisting that this has not happened, I would like the committee to- (1) Provide an update on the enforcement on the moratorium on logging and outline the specific measures being implemented to address illegal logging activities in all these affected regions. (2) Explain the penalties currently in place to deter or stop this illegal logging and whether there are any plans to enhance such penalties. (3) Outline the status of reforestation programmes in counties that have been mentioned earlier on, which are currently having critically low forest cover (4) Explain whether the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is collaborating in making sure that our forests are basically destroyed."
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