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    "id": 616801,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kiptanui",
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        "legal_name": "Jackson Kiplagat Kiptanui",
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    "content": "consider people who have been moved from escarpments, landslide-prone areas and people who have been moved through exchange programme. We should ensure that these people we have moved from the forested areas must and should be resettled once and for all and should be given title deeds. It is so sad that a number of them who were moved over 20 years ago are yet to be given title deeds in the areas they were given. As I finalise, we should provide a simpler way of getting permission to do some programmes through the forested areas. I am talking about the road network. Why are we forcing citizens to cover a long distance when we can provide a shortcut through the forest? If a community requests for a road network through a forest or they want to do a water pipeline, the process should be very clear. We should ensure that as long as the forest is being conserved, members of the public should be allowed to pass through the forest. On page 2668 on the board of management, there is a provision for having directors from different bodies. My concern is that when you look at Clause 8 on the formation of the board, we have not considered gender and regional balance. Clause 8(e) says: “Four other persons appointed by the Cabinet Secretary, of whom one shall be nominated by the Forest Society of Kenya; one shall be nominated by a national body representing community forest associations; one shall represent the forest industry and one shall represent the civil society working in forest conservation.” I think there will be a lot of conflict of interest when you have over 25 per cent of the members of the board having some interest in this area. I will propose some amendments on the same so that we ensure that this board becomes independent, respects the Constitution and we have regional balance. When you look at Clause 8(b) you will realise that the Principal Secretary (PS) responsible for forestry is a man, the PS responsible for the National Treasury is also a man and the Director-General is also a man. I am sure the others will be men. We must consider issues to do with gender and ensure that this board will comply with Article 6 of our Constitution. Finally, all of us should play a role and borrow a leaf from the former Head of State, Retired President Moi. During his time, he was a champion of forest conservation. He used to have a motto saying that when you cut one tree, you plant two. We should borrow ideas from him and we conserve this environment. Also, as a House, we need to give more money to the Kenya Forest Service for them to plant trees where they have been harvested. With those few remarks, I support. Thank you."
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