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    "id": 810866,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "If the Members making their way in could, please, take their seats. Hon. Members, Standing Order No. 225(2)(b) requires that the Speaker reports to the House any Petition other than those presented through a Member. I, therefore, wish to convey to the House that my office has received a Petition regarding the variation of boundaries of Mt. Elgon Forest Reserve. The Petition is signed by Mr. Keriako Tobiko, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry, and Ms. Farida Karoney, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning, on behalf of the Executive. The Executive seeks the approval of the National Assembly for the alteration of the boundaries of Mt. Elgon Forest Reserve, pursuant to provisions of Section 34 of the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016. Section 34(1) of the aforementioned Act states: “34. (1) Any person may petition the National Assembly or the Senate, for the variation of boundaries of a public forest or the revocation of the registration of a public forest or a portion of a public forest.” Section 34 (5) and (6) further states: “(5) If the relevant Committee, reports that it finds that the petition— (a) does not disclose a ground for the variation of the boundaries of a public forest or the revocation of the registration of a public forest or a portion of a public forest, no further proceedings shall be taken; or (b) discloses a ground for the variation of the boundaries of a public forest or the revocation of the registration of a public forest or a portion of a public forest, the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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