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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "In Moi University and at the University of Nairobi, we have departments that deal with forestry as a unit which is integrated with other big courses. The Kenya Forestry College is going to be a standalone institution majoring specifically on forestry research and forestry issues. Part III of the Bill deals with financial provisions. It provides for the finances and sources of funds for the Service, the annual estimate accounts, audit of the finances of the Service and the Forest Conservation and Management Trust Fund. It is important for Members to be keen on this Forest Conservation and Management Trust Fund in order to know the functions that have been proposed. They can also come up with additional functions through amendments to improve this key Trust Fund for forestry issues. These functions are familiar with our oversight role as enshrined under the Constitution. Therefore, it is important that we take very key interest on it. Part IV of the Bill makes provision for the conservation and management of forests. Earlier on, I talked about the establishment of some committees especially at the local level. Forestry is a locally based natural resource and it is important to involve the local people in the conservation and management of these forests. That is the time they will enjoy ownership and have passion for conservation. We always talk about the internationally accepted standard of 10 per cent forest cover whether the land is public, community or private, but we cannot achieve that requirement if we do not involve the locals in the conservation and management of forests. In this case, we are proposing a bottom-up approach. You have heard locals talking about the S hamba system. I come from a constituency that neighbours Tanzania. The United Republic of Tanzania is very keen on forestry conservation. They cut one tree and plant two. That has not been the case in our country. If you go to our border with Tanzania, you can easily see where the boundary is without the official beacons because you will see the forest. Ours is just bare vegetation. If you reach the boundary, you will start seeing the forest around Mt. Kilimanjaro. That is because of the involvement of the locals and carrying out civic education for them to have the passion for conservation and management of forests. Part IV of the Bill classifies forests in accordance with the principles of Articles 62, 63 and 64. That is public, community and private forests. If you look at the Bill that this House started debating yesterday - possibly it will be in the Order Paper of this afternoon again - you will find that classification of natural resources and forests is one of them. That Bill outlines very clearly when it comes to ratifications of these classifications that there are three categories of forests as defined in the Constitution: Forests in public land, community land and private land. This Bill has borrowed that classification and made it very clear on how management of all these forests are going to be done. This part The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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