Roselinda Soipan Tuya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Can I proceed, Hon. Speaker? view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: There is that requirement for the Service to provide a forest resource assessment report every five years. According to the first national forest resource assessment report, which was done in 2021, Elgeyo Marakwet County has a forest cover of 20.53 per cent and a tree cover of 29.95 per cent, respectively. There has not been any further scientific assessment report with regard to the forest cover. So, I cannot speak to the variance that the Member is alluding to until we have another scientific assessment report, which will give us the forest cover variation in the county, but we have ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: very stringent enforcement measures. In this regard, we have put in place a programme to sensitise Community Forest Associations (CFAs) across the country in various conservancies and we have held several meetings, the first of which was in March this year. We have planned subsequent meetings because one of the flagship projects of the Kenya Kwanza Government is the restoration effort through planting of 15 billion trees and winning the goodwill of communities, particularly forest-adjacent communities. As a Ministry, we are also planning to actively engage the CFAs in participatory forest management meetings going forward, and assist them to come ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the Members once again. view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: I will pass the comments. Hon. Sirma, we are working on the ‘trees first’ regulations with the recognition that for a high survival rate of seedlings, there is need for preparation of land. To the Member for Keiyo South, yes, there are overgrown plantations in the 6 per cent commercial plantations that I spoke about. They have largely been affected by the ban on logging, which has been on since 2018. For the information of the House, the ban on logging is lifted on 5,000 hectares of land, which consist of overgrown and over-mature plantations. This only applies to harvesting ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Pukose, on the issue of plots, there is a nominal fee that communities have to pay, which is about Ksh300 per plot. It is very minimal. The whole PELIS process requires high level supervision and enforcement to ensure there is no abuse. On Hon. Elachi’s question which is on ensuring that PELIS areas only apply to adjacent communities, it is not a commercial enterprise nor is it a free for all. It is only for forest-adjacent communities. view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. (Dr.) Pukose. The staff establishment of KFS is of concern. We know the number of illegal activities leading to destruction going on within forests and one of the issues is to make sure that as we allow for in-forest activities, that will go hand-in-hand with a human resource audit to make sure that KFS is the one tasked with the Ksh15 billion trees initiative. If we have staffing issues, then it is going to compromise that. Following the recent recruitment of rangers and the upcoming recruitment of forest officers, indeed, the issue of human resources is of ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: On Hon. Tongoyo’s question, yes, I am aware. I have a report on my desk on the issue of Nkareta Forest in Mau and it is a matter that is under investigation. Action will follow once we establish the extent or any attempted encroachment to the Mau Forest. The Mau Forest is 40 per cent fenced and it is the priority of the Government to expedite the fencing of the remaining 60 per cent. Therefore, just like all the other forests in this country, my Ministry is keenly watching and taking action to make sure that other people do not ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: On the question by the Member for Wajir County, we have an elaborate plan for tree growth because the Government’s flagship project is on the 15 billion trees. For Mandera County, we have earmarked the arid and semi-arid lands because where we have the biggest space is in community forests. We have done a segmentation of this country and mapping to know where we have available land besides the Government protected forests. We have targets set out for different players because for us to achieve the 15 billion trees initiative, it is all hands on deck. My Ministry is in ... view
• 19 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: We have established that the funds earmarked in NG-CDF are very limited in scope to the extent that they can just purchase seedlings. We are proposing to the NG-CDF Board that Members will be able to shift with the Government. We are shifting from just planting to growing and seeing that trees grow to maturity. You cannot do that if you cannot employ some labour. Therefore, we request that the NG-CDF Board would allow for proposals for Members of Parliament to engage our young people in a concept we are calling the ‘green army’ to help not just plant but ... view