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    "id": 818551,
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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": "The Committee observed the following on KFS: 1. The KFS received inadequate funding which resulted in inefficiency in its operations and inadequate human and equipment capacity in forest management and conservation effort. 2. The KFS had introduced an elaborate procedure in material allocation through a felling plan which was done at the local level and approved at the head office. However, there were allegations of corruption involving some of its officers and saw millers which brought about complaints from the stakeholders. 3. On the issue of good governance, the chairman of KFS board of directors was noted to have acted in contravention of the law and guiding principles such as the Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations. For instance, the board chairperson suspended KFS officers without regard to KFS human resource manual, the State Corporation Act, Cap. 246 and the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016. He was essentially performing the duties of the organisation management and the KFS board. The Former chairman essentially acted as if he was the executive chairman of KFS, of which he was not. Despite this Committee’s recommendation and those of the task force which were extremely clear about the board’s participation in matters to do with logging in the country, the same person was reappointed the chairman of KFS. It is, however, not within my mandate to question that. The chairperson of the board unilaterally made decisions on behalf of the board and did not afford those affected by the suspension an opportunity to be heard. There was no formal board meeting that was held as required by the law and the Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations before the affected senior officers were sent on compulsory leave. We are facing a very serious situation whereby once some CSs or people have been appointed to high offices and they assume office, the first thing they do is to disregard the law and start weeding out officers who are there without following the due process of the law or even the various governance codes which are supposed to guide them. Sometimes they become hysterical and 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."
}