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"content": "These regulations prohibit charcoal production in ecologically sensitive areas and impose strict guidelines on packaging and labelling to enhance transparency and traceability within the charcoal market. (6) To enhance community involvement in forest conservation; the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry will unveil a 24-hour toll-free number for reporting illegal forest activities, including logging and illegal charcoal burning. This initiative encourages citizens to actively participate in safeguarding forest resources by reporting suspicious activities. (7) The Ministry has held a series of community sensitisation meetings in illegal logging and charcoal producing areas to promote forest conservation and management under the Participatory Forest Management Arrangements. (See Annex 8) (8) The Ministry has also undertaken fencing of 1,190 kilometres of public forests in this financial year, 2024/2025. (9) The Ministry has promoted controlled grazing through grazing plants across the forest stations. (10) The Ministry, through KFS, has an elaborate fire management plan which entails establishment of smoke detection system, digital radio communication and supply of firefighting equipment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on reforestation efforts, the Ministry is spearheading the National Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Strategy and is actively participating in the 15 billion tree growing national initiative in partnership with partners, stakeholders and county governments. The exercise restores degraded ecosystems while boosting climate resilience. In the 15 billion tree growing initiative, every county has an obligation to grow a given number of trees over the next 10 years. To ensure production of quality tree seedlings, certified seeds are sourced from the authorized seed provider, the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) for quality assurance. The Ministry, through KFS and other agencies such as KEFRI, is raising tree seedlings in tree nurseries and offering technical advice to community forest associations, timber manufacturers association, farmers and other stakeholders on good tree nursery practices to ensure quality seedlings production. Through KFS, active reforestation is being undertaken in gazetted forest areas. On the other hand, technical support is being provided to support tree planting in private farmlands and community forests. Reforestation within plantation areas is a continuous programme and conforms to the plantation forest management plans to replant the open areas created after harvesting. This is annexure 10. Sensitizing the public on species-to-site matching ensures that the public plants the right tree species in their suitable ecological zones, thus enhancing survival and growth of the planted trees. The species-site matching is also outlined in the Jaza-Miti Application, an online tree planting reporting platform. This is annexure 11. Provision of advice on optimal tree planting time based on metrological weather forecast is routinely conducted and strengthening governance in participatory forest management. The development of frameworks and guidelines on economic alternatives for communities, such as commercialization of non-forest products. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Supporting adoption of multi-purpose tree species to reduce pressure on public forests, such as provision of guidelines for growing of melia volkensii, also known as Mukau in the Asal region, which is annexe 12, for growing of melia volkensii . The development of partnership in tree growing with various stakeholders in adopting forest through framework of collaboration agreements. Continuous public awareness creation on opportunities and incentives on tree growing such as the carbon credit schemes, value chains in commercial and agroforestry. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you. Sen. Wakili, on behalf of Sen. (Dr.) Murango, you now have an opportunity to ask two supplementary questions to the Cabinet Secretary. Please proceed."
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"content": "Thank you once again, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, and Hon. Cabinet Secretary for the response that you have shared with the House in regards to the questions from Sen. Murango. I have two supplementary questions. One is in regards to the need to have a clarification from the CS under Annex 1(a), because the Question is asking about harvesting. The answer is that there is no harvesting. I have looked at the Annex under (a) in the response from the Cabinet Secretary and there is a timestamp as to when that Google map of Kamuruana Hill Forest was pulled out. That is the 8thApril, 2025. I do not know what time that was. However, my supplementary question emanates from Annex (b) whose two maps do not have a timestamp as to when they were printed out. Could she confirm whether the same is within the date of the 8th April, or it could have been something that was just taken for purposes of responding to this question? My second supplementary is with regards to the answer to part (c) on what the Ministry has taken to prevent deforestation and promote reafforestation efforts across the country. The answer appearing on page six has listed several action points that the Ministry has undertaken. My supplementary question is from point (viii), where the Ministry has undertaken fencing of 1,190 kilometres of public forest in this financial year. I would like to know from her the efforts that the Ministry has put in place to ensure that such fences are protected and are able to last for a reasonable timeline. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am saying this because I come from Bomet County. There is a forest called Chepalungu Forest, which was fenced last year. I would like to report that within a period of four months, almost a quarter of the section of the forest had already either collapsed or could easily be accessible by the public, meaning it will not serve the purpose. Secondly, the aspect of ensuring the promotion of controlled grazing through grazing plants has not been fully implemented. I am saying this also with regard to Chepalungu Forest, especially Siongiroi area which has been reduced into a toll station, where rangers have allowed farmers to take their cows for grazing into the forest with unregulated arrests and fines imposed on farmers. Farmers within that particular forest, and I believe across the country, would also be subjected to illegal arrests where rangers have used the opportunity to obtain money The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "illegally from those who are involved in grazing of the animals within the forest because of this particular plan. Has the Cabinet Secretary put in place a mechanism to ensure that this particular arrangement is not misused? I have given you the example of Chepalungu Forest in my county where that practice is rampant. Thank you."
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"content": " Hon. Cabinet Secretary, please proceed."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr.) Deborah Barasa): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to clarify that the pictures were taken yesterday. Secondly, regarding the concerns on the fencing, we are working with the Community Forest Association and the key components that we are looking into is the maintenance of the fencing. Additionally, as we have said, we have rangers to ensure that there is security and the forests are protected. Equally, we have the grazing plan. So, a comprehensive report can also be shared in the concerns of mitigation of the same. Thank you."
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"content": " Sen. Wakili, please proceed."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Cabinet Secretary has not answered the second limbo of the question. I would have expected her to make an indication as to whether she has no specific response on a mechanism put in place and give us a timeline. For example, if she desires to retreat and establish what such mechanisms are."
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"content": " Is that is on the grazing?"
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