Roselinda Soipan Tuya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a good question for Kenyans to know that the lift on the ban has nothing to do with the wanton destruction that is going on because the President has not said that we are lifting a ban on logging in our indigenous forests. It is only within the five per cent of commercial plantations. We have a felling plan which is sustainable. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: 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 Services,Senate. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Even within those commercial plantations, we cannot do more than 5,000 hectares in a year. If you divide that by 150,000 hectares, it takes us to so many years. So, it gives room in that this year we are doing 5,000 hectares. By the time we are moving to the next 5,000 hectares in the next year, we have a replanting plan for the one that is harvested this year. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: The maturity rate for our commercial trees ranges between 15, 35 up to 40 years. That is the age of the commercial plantations that we are embarking on harvesting upon the lift of the ban by His Excellency, the President. It is also important for Kenyans to understand that the logging ban was imposed in 2018 and it has occasioned colossal loses to our saw millers in this country. It has also occasioned a huge degradation of our commercial forestry component of our economy. Therefore, it is time that we revisit that. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: What we need to do and to be speaking about is how to increase efficiency in our commercial plantations and to entice our private sector so that we go beyond the 150,000 hectares of commercial plantations by Government and even have individual Kenyans engage in commercial tree planting and growing in their private forests. That way, we will have some return or derived profit by our individual farmers and Kenyans from forestry products in their private farms, which eventually will feed into supporting our commercial forestry strategy in the country. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, even in this House, all the timber products within the confines of this Chamber could amount to maybe 80 per cent. However, you would be sad to know that these are imports from other jurisdictions which could easily be made from our prisons department by our young people if we work on our commercial forestry sector in the country. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Hon. Senator from West Pokot, the plan goes beyond schools. You have talked about Cherang’any. Beyond depending on the Exchequer, one of the plans is we have a project coming specifically for the Cherang’any water tower supported by partners from Italy. I invite you to join in to know what it entails. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Beyond the Exchequer support for ecosystem restoration, the Ministry is also engaging and expanding the partner base for support in restoring our eco systems. I invite Hon. Senators to join hands with the Ministry to support the ecosystem restoration plans that we have for individual counties in this country. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Asante sana, Bw. Spika. Mhe. Seneta, nilipokea salamu zenu kupitia kwa Katibu Mkuu. Kuna mpangilio wa kununua miche wala sio tu mikoko pekee kwa sababu kuna miche mingi ambayo inakuzwa na vijana, kina mama na watu wengine katika nchi ya Kenya. Ningependa kusema kwamba tuna nia ya kujua pahali miche inakuzwa. Lazima ikuzwe kulingana na mipangilio ya vikundi katika nurseries. Kama nilivyosema awali, changamoto kubwa tuliyonayo kwa sasa ni availability view
• 2 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to switch to English. The challenge we have is availability of seedlings. We also need to understand that for the Government to buy seedlings, there is a process of doing that. The process we are setting in place is that groups of young people, women or whoever is involved in seedlings production should have their nurseries registered through the KEFRI because they have to be certified for the quality. We have had the discussion with my Principal Secretary specifically about the mangrove seedlings in Kwale County. I will be glad to guide you and your ... view