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    "id": 947506,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will be very brief on this issue. First, I want to congratulate Sen. Kasanga for coming up with this very important Motion on the formation of a community forests association to aid in the management of forests resource within counties. I believe we all went through geography classes. Therefore, the importance of forests in our country must not be over emphasized. Forests are very important. As stated in this Motion, they prevent floods, drought, soil erosion and sedimentation. It is very important for us, as a leadership to support Sen. Kasanga on the establishment of communities, being ambassadors to conserve our various forests. Article 69 of the Constitution and Sections 5, 6 and 21 of the Forest Management and Conservation Act mandates both levels of government to establish a way in which communities can collaborate with the Government to protect the forests. The law is not clear as to what role the county government is to play in protecting the forests. A case in point is the Kakamega Forest where the county government has no entry points to conserve the forest. Every time logging is done, it is done by the national Government. The Forest Department is hosted by the national Government. Therefore, there is no entry point for the county government to even invest in the protection of the same. It is, therefore, important for us to look at the legislation that will allow county governments to have an entry point in terms of budgetary allocations and playing the role of ambassadors in formation of community forest associations to protect the forests. It is important for the county governments to take part in this exercise."
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