GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 2582

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that pursuant to section 8 (1) of the Statutory Instruments Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry has prepared a regulatory impact statement on the impacts and likely impacts of the proposed Forest Conservation and Management (Participation in Sustainable Forest Management) Regulations, 2025, on stakeholders, members of the public and other persons likely to be affected by the proposed Regulations. The proposed Regulations have been developed pursuant to section 71 (1) of the Forest Conservation and Management Act (Cap. 385). The main objective of the Regulations is to prescribe the procedure for the procedure for involving the community and other stakeholders in sustainable forest management; and the manner in which community forest associations may exercise rights or privileges conferred upon them under the Act. Any person likely to be affected by the proposed Regulations may submit a written memorandum to the Principal Secretary for Forestry on the proposed Regulations within fourteen (14) days from the date of this notice. The written memoranda should be delivered on weekdays and during the official working hours from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. to: Office of the Principal Secretary State Department for Forestry SHA Building, Ragati Road P.O. Box 30126-00100 Nairobi The soft copies of the written memoranda can also be submitted to ps@forestry.go.ke with a copy to forestrysecretary@gmail.com. The Regulations and the Regulatory Impact Statement may be accessed free of charge on the Ministry website: www.environment.go.ke. Dated the 9th February, 2026. DEBORAH M. BARASA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry.