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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Motion but with a rider. Apart from the gazetted forests which we knew many years ago, there are forests which were maintained by county councils and the communities who lived within the forested areas. Particularly, I would like to talk about Bota Forest. The last speaker talked about Boni Forest which is also part of the Garissa County. This forest is the only forest in the Northern Kenya and it extends up to Somalia. Unfortunately, while the local people have always coexisted with this forest without any damage - they only use the resources during drought to graze their livestock - the Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources, unfortunately without legal basis and without carrying out public participation went ahead and gazetted the Bota Forest as Government gazetted forest. We object to that and the community has already made an appeal to the National Assembly. I am glad the National Assembly Committee on Environment and Natural Resources went to Ijara to receive the views of the people. We are following it keenly 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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