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    "id": 818600,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/818600/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Isiolo North, KPP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Hassan Hulufo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13348,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Oda Hulufo",
        "slug": "hassan-oda-hulufo-2"
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    "content": "Also, after the county governments came into force following the promulgation of the new Constitution and the first election under the new Constitution, forestry became a shared function. Certain functions are supposed to be performed by county governments, but the transition in terms of capacitating county governments to take over certain roles has not been easy. This has also contributed to the problem of illegal logging, poor policing of our forests among others. If you look at the old shamba system where communities were allowed to do farming and after certain seasons move out and plant trees on the areas they had farmed previously, it is currently called PELIS. This kind of system is poorly managed from what we have observed. Instead of helping our communities to realise food security, in some cases, rangers are allocating themselves land where they farm instead of allowing communities to farm. Looking at the Forest Conservation and Management Act, there is provision for community forest associations. These associations are supposed to be formed by communities which are living around the forests so that they can extract some benefits from the forests and also contribute towards the conservation of the forests. If you look at the support they are getting from the KFS and other stakeholders who are extracting benefits from the forests such as the Timber Manufacturers Association, they are not getting enough support from these agencies. Therefore, the motivation to conserve forests is undermined by lack of adequate support from the stakeholders. We have also realised that CFAs have some issues. Without clear regulations and procedures to guide the elections of CFA officials, we have situations where officials overstay in office. Therefore, they collude with forest rangers or the KFS officials and the TMA, so that instead of checking malpractices, they become part of it. 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."
}