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    "id": 738186,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/738186/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
        "slug": "ekwee-ethuro"
    },
    "content": " Order, Sen. Obure! I can confirm that it was not deliberate. I had information that there were three petitions. However, I did not bother to check the bundle that I was holding. Apparently, all the three were in the bundle that I was holding. The third document looked a bit thick because the one you are looking for was attached to it. VARIATION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF NYANGWETA FOREST Hon. Senators, I hereby report to the Senate that a petition has been submitted through the Clerk by the Governor of Kisii County, Hon. James E.O. Ongwae for variation of the boundaries of Nyangweta Forest in South Mogirango Sub-County, Kisii County. The petition is submitted pursuant to Section 34 of the Kenya Forests Conservation and Management Act No.34 of 2016 which outlines the procedure to be followed in varying the boundaries of or revocation of a public forest as well as the factors to be considered in arriving at such a determination. In the present case, the petitioner prays that the Senate approves the proposed variation of the boundaries of Nyangweta Forest in South Mogirango Sub-County, Kisii County by excision of 120 acres thereon to avail land for the establishment of a complex comprising of the following: (a) A sugar production plant (b) an ethanol production plant (c) An electric power generation plant The petitioner indicates that the County Government of Kisii has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an investor for the development of the said complex and it has since obtained the following approvals and licenses; (1) Approval by the County Assembly of Kisii; (2) The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) license from the National Environment Management Authority(NEMA); (3) Approval by the Kenya Forests Service (KFS); and (4) Approval by members of the public through various stakeholder engagement fora. The documents relating to the captioned approvals are annexed to the petition. Pursuant to Section 34 of the Forest Conservation and Management Act as well as applicable provisions of the petition to Parliament Procedure Act and Senate Standing"
}