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    "content": "resources to enable it undertake operations. It, therefore, does not have a standing budget for its activities. As mentioned above, the main beneficiaries of the initiative are the local communities who interact with their wildlife in the natural habitats. The Community Enterprise Development has been aligned to the structures within the KWS. These are eight in number which include the decentralized administrative units of the KWS, namely, the mountain zone which is Nanyuki Wildlife Station, Eastern which is Meru National Park, northern which is Marsabit National Reserve, coast which is Mombasa office, Tsavo which is in Voi, southern which is Nairobi National Park, central Rift which is Nakuru National Park and western which is Kitale KWS Station. Each conservancy has an internal Project Proposal Vetting Committee. The Committee receives and vets all community nature based proposals and makes recommendations and referrals for funding from potential development partners in liaison with the community enterprise office at the KWS headquarters. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of the criteria used in selecting communities, the community area chief warden reaches out to the communities for engagement and is taxed with identifying various working groups and carrying out further capacity assessments. The warden organizes meetings, workshops or barazas for the targeted groups. A report together with a budget proposal is then submitted to the Community Enterprise Development office for funding. The head Community Enterprise Development then presents the proposals to Corporate Social Responsibility Enterprise Committee for consideration and approval for funding. The head Community Enterprise Development then notifies the respective area chief warden of the committee’s decision in which, if approved, the head Community Enterprise Development shall forward the proposals for disbursement of funds. The development activity shall be undertaken by the community area chief warden and the Community Enterprise Development Assistant Director who shall then conduct an evaluation to assess the impact of the programme and thereafter prepare a report for entry into the KWS database. With regard to how the communities around Lake Nakuru National Park have benefited from the programme, there have been several KWS CED initiatives around Lake Nakuru National Park. These include four classrooms constructed at Kilo Primary School, water provision at Nyanjoi for community use and tree nurseries for community based organizations (CBOs). At Dibai Primary School, two classrooms, a water tank, provision of piped water for the park, from the park to the school and for public use as well as tree nurseries which have been completed. At Dibai Secondary School, the construction of two classrooms is on-going, They will also be furnished with desks. At Flamingo Primary School, all the asbestos roofing was replaced with corrugated iron sheets. At St. Nicholas Children’s Home, a dining hall and a kitchen have been rehabilitated. It is also worth noting that the annual cycle for the rhino event has boosted the revenue for Nakuru County Government and is now a popular calendar event in the area. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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