GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 13619

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, pursuant to section 8 (1) of the Statutory Instruments Act, has prepared a regulatory impact statement on the impacts and likely impacts of the proposed Forest Conservation and Management (Concessions on Public Forests) 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), 71 (2) (i) and 71 (2) (m) of the Forest Conservation and Management Act, Cap. 385 and the main objective of the Regulations is to prescribe the procedures and requirements for the participation of the concession party in commercial forestry through forest concessions; to define the modalities of engagements by parties in the forest concession arrangements; and to provide for community involvement and participation under the forest concession arrangements. Any person likely to be affected by the proposed Regulations may submit a written memorandum 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 the 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 Regulatory Impact Statement may be accessed free of charge on the Ministry website: www.environment.go.ke. Dated the 18th August, 2025. DEBORAH M. BARASA (DR.), Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry. 26th September, 2025 THE KENYA GAZETTE