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    "id": 909378,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
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        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second the Motion on the exemption of petitions from Standing Order Nos. 223(k) and 227(2). This House passed the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016. Under Section 34 of the Act, the House is required to consider and pass resolutions on the petition for variation of gazetted forest areas as guided by the petitions to Parliament Act and our own Standing Orders. As you are aware, there are conditions, requirements and guidelines that are set out under Section 34 of the Forest Conservation and Management Act in regard to those petitions. For instance, those petitions are to be subjected to an independent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and rigorous public participation as has been alluded to by the Mover of this Motion. The petitioner should demonstrate that any proposed variation does not endanger threatened or rare species, neither should it affect the value of water catchment areas or prejudice biodiversity, conservation, cultural sites and protection of forests. Based on the requirement of Section 34 of the Forest Conservation and Management Act as I have stated earlier, the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has before it various petitions pertaining variation of boundaries of forests. These petitions include the one regarding variation of the boundaries of the Mt. Elgon Forest Reserve and the one regarding the degazettement of the 400-yard strip in Ngong Hills Forest for resettlement. These petitions have been before the Committee for consideration due to the rigorous requirement as per Section 34 of the Forest Conservation and Management Act. The Petition regarding variation of the boundaries of the Mt. Elgon Forest Reserve was tabled in the House on 5th July 2018, as presented by the CS for Lands and Physical Planning and the CS of Environment and Forestry. This was subsequently referred to a Joint Departmental Committee which brought together the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural 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."
}