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"speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
"speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
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"content": "The current gazetted area, therefore, is 324,955 hectares. Within the remaining gazetted area, approximately 65,477 hectares have been settled. The gazetted area that is not settled, therefore, is now down to 289,000 hectares. This is a loss of 36 per cent since this complex was first gazetted in 1932. The forest complex is the largest as I have said of the five water towers in Kenya and the single most important water catchment in the Rift Valley and western Kenya. Through its ecological services, the Mau supports key economic sectors, including tea, energy and tourism. The Government began replanting the forests in January this year with the aim of restoring it in its five phases. The progress in Phases I and II is as follows:- I want Members to understand that the exercise of restoring the Mau has been divided into five phases. Phase I consists of the area called Likia Extension that is 530 hectares. The people who have been allocated land here vacated it due to conflicts and were resettled in Barageti area. The Ministry of Lands is in the process of gazetting this land after ensuring that all titles originally issued have been cancelled. Repossession of another L.R.No.25148 of 1,050 hectares: This area is situated on the summit of the Mau Escarpment. The Kenya Forest Service has prepared the boundary plan, which has been endorsed by the Director of Survey, Marioshoni. This area is located near the summit of the Mau Escarpment. Rehabilitation of this area will begin as soon as the issue of the Ogiek resettlement has been addressed. Phase II comprises of recovery of 19,000 hectares in South Western Mau. This process was completed on 4th December, 2009. The area is successfully undergoing a natural regeneration. Phase III is currently under implementation. This is the Maasai Mau and is under implementation as follows:- The Government has completed filing settlers on the 20,400 hectares in Maasai Mau Trustland. The interim co-ordination secretariat is currently analysing the validity of the title deeds and the eligibility for compensation. Phases IV and V comprise of recovery of 61,000 hectares of the 2001 excisions and another 20,155 hectares in Ol Pusimoru Settlement to restart in the course of 2011. The Government has engaged partners for support in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Because of this engagement, we have realised the following:- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided Kshs18 million for survey and demarcation of the forest boundaries in Trans Mara and South Western Mau. The European Union approved a 2.3 million Euros proposal in May, 2010 and is expected to be signed in mid November this year. The USAID is implementing a US$7 million project in the Mara in support of the rehabilitation of the upper catchment of the Mara River. The Spanish Government is financing a 100 Euro project to support the implementation of the management plan in the Maasai Mara Trustland Forest. The Government has developed a project proposal and submitted it to the French Development Agency, namely, AFD, for funding. The outcome is being awaited. The Government has also set aside Kshs2 billion for the development of a carbon financing framework and high impact carbon projects that will benefit the Mau. A number of organizations have also signed three year agreements with the Kenya Forest Service to rehabilitate sections of the forest complex as follows:- (a)The Africa Wildlife Foundation; 13500 acres. (b) Malaika Ecotourism and Coral K Conservation from UK; 375 acres. (c) Save the Mau Trust Fund, which comprises Equity Bank, East African Breweries, Nation Group, Kenya Wildlife Service and Green Belt Movement; 21,518 acres? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that are being developed or finalized include:- (a) James Finley, Kenya Limited; 250 acres (b) The Ministry of State for Defence; 2,500 acres. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has instructed the Treasury to provide Kshs3 billion to the Ministry of Lands for resettlement of those vacating the forest alongside other internally displaced persons in Phases II and III. We are targeting here, about 2,800 people from South Western Mau and about 7,800 families in the Maasai Mau Forest."
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