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    "id": 818538,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": "system. Most parts of the country were experiencing drying of rivers, lowering of water tables as well as drying of wells. 7. Some of the highlighted catchment areas with extensive rates were the Mau Forest Complex, Mount Kenya Forest Ecosystem, Embobut Forest, Mount Elgon Ecosystem as well as Nyakweri Forest. As we debate this report, we all know what is happening in Mau Forest and as a committee we are equally seized of this particular matter and we expect the CS to appear before the committee this coming Thursday so that some of the push and pull that Kenyans are being told about can come into full light and they can know the truth, especially when it comes to issues of encroachment. 8. The CS also noted that before the moratorium was imposed, licensed saw millers were expected to carry out logging or harvesting operations in gazetted forest plantation based on the licence condition issued by KFS. The saw milling licences were issued in accordance with the Forest Act, 2016 and the Forest Management and Felling Plan. However, the Ministry had noted serious concerns and weaknesses in the plantation harvesting operations as well as major challenges facing the entire forest sector and had initiated drastic measures to address the shortcomings. 9. The CS also indicated the following specific measures had been put in place towards resolving logging issues in the country: i. Declaration and compliance with the implementation of the 90-day moratorium which was subsequently extended to six months on logging and stopping of charcoal burning on 25th February 2018. ii. The establishment and gazettement of the task force to inquire into the forest sector management in Kenya which has since concluded its finding and shared with the Executive iii. The operations planned by the KFS through zoning of the country into 10 regions based on the conservancies namely: Nairobi, Mau, North Rift, Eastern, Central Highlands, Coast, Western, Nyanza, Ewaso Nyiro and North Eastern to ensure close monitoring and supervision. iv. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry launched tree planting programmes on 7th March 2018 for the entire country with the aim to fast track the achievement of the constitutional target of ten per cent forest cover by 2022 instead of 2032. v. The Kenya Forest Service effected far reaching administrative and disciplinary measures against suspected errant staff. So far, 26 forest officers are under disciplinary process. The challenges being faced on logging and charcoal burning issues include:"
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