Taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Fore…

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THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining in its Report on the Consideration of a Petition by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry relating to variation of boundaries of Turbo Forest (Manzini Area), Mount Elgon Forest (Chepyuk Phases II and III), and Kakamega Forest (Shiru/Shaviringa Settlement Schemes), laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 24th June 2026, and pursuant to the provisions of section 34(5) of the Forest Conservation and Management Act, Cap. 385, this House— (a) FINDS THAT, the Petition by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry relating to variation of boundaries of Turbo Forest (Manzini Area), Mount Elgon Forest (Chepyuk Phases II and III), and Kakamega Forest (Shiru/Shaviringa Settlement Schemes) provides sufficient grounds for the variation of the boundaries of the specified public forests; and (b) APPROVES— (i) THAT, the boundaries of Turbo Forest be varied by excluding 1,241.50 hectares in the Manzini area from the original boundaries of the Forest for the settlement of the landless squatters in the Manzini Forest Block; (ii) THAT, the boundaries of Mount Elgon Forest be varied by excluding 4,647 hectares in Chepyuk area from the original boundaries of the Forest for the settlement of landless squatters in Chepyuk Phase II and Phase III; and (iii) THAT, the boundaries of Kakamega Forest be varied by excluding 94.99 hectares at Shiru and 36 hectares at Shaviringa from the original boundaries of the Forest as compensation of beneficiaries who surrendered land to the government to establish public institutions and government offices.