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    "id": 93767,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/93767/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 316,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Wekesa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 209,
        "legal_name": "Noah Mahalang'ang'a Wekesa",
        "slug": "noah-wekesa"
    },
    "content": "The next one is the Kenya Forests Service (KFS) which received Kshs2.02 billion. The KFS’ mandate is to conserve, develop and sustainably manage forest resources. The Service is responsible for the establishment, development and promotion of sustainable management of forests, including rational utilization of forest resources for socio-economic development. To achieve its mandate, the KFS requested for Kshs8.967 billion in the 2010/2011 Financial Year but was allocated only Kshs2.20 billion representing 23 per cent of the total funds requested. This leaves a gap of Kshs6.947 billion for both Development Expenditure and Recurrent Expenditure. The deficit is likely to interfere with the major programmes earmarked for implementation. These include implementing reforms in the Service and integrating the members of staff who are attached to the KFS from its headquarters. The allocations are to be spent on conserving and rehabilitating our water towers, including Phase II of the Mau Forest Complex; enhancing participatory community forest management; increasing wood production especially at farm level; dissemination of improved technologies aimed at sustainable forest conservation and management in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL). All of these are anchored in the Medium-Term Plan and, of course, the Vision"
}