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    "id": 818550,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/818550/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 79,
        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": "It was observed that Karura Forest served as a recreation area earning revenue for the KFS. Similarly, as a way of promoting conservation in other conservancies, branding and establishment of recreation areas would be key management aspects of the conservation of forests. We also noted that the Timber Manufacturers Association had more than 898 members. However, there are other independent and large-scale members who are not part of the association. The Committee was concerned with the huge number of saw millers and the pressure they exerted on the forest resource. The Committee noted that although the saw millers were engaged in legal timber trade, there were allegations of corruption in allocation of forest materials between themselves and officers in the head office. This was said to disadvantage the small-scale saw millers. We noted this with a lot of concern because the process of allocating tree plantations was not done transparently. It was being influenced by the officers at the head office. It was about who- knows-who at the head office getting allocations or the forest plantations in the country. The saw millers were also accused of exploiting the resources that had been looked after for so many years by the communities living around the forest with little or no benefit at all trickling down to the locals. Although the Timber Manufacturers Association was not duty bound with regard to conservation matters, it was observed that they needed to give back to the conservation effort."
}