Transcript DRAFT CHARCOAL RULES AND REGULATIONS 2015 By Leah Gichuki Kenya Forests Working Group Background • In kenya, Charcoal provides domestic energy for 82% of urban.

DRAFT CHARCOAL RULES
AND REGULATIONS 2015
By
Leah Gichuki
Kenya Forests Working Group
Background
• In kenya, Charcoal provides domestic energy for 82% of urban and
34% of rural households. This industry represents an estimated annual
market value of over US $427 million (Ksh 32 billion)(Energy for
sustainable Development Africa, 2005)
• The industry employs over 700,000 people along the whole value
chain supporting a population of over 2.8 million people.degradation
of ASALS to a level where the land resources cannot produce fr the
population spells disaster for the country.
• It is estimated that the over 75% of the estimated 1.6 to 2.4 million
tons of charcoal used in the country annually is unsustainably
harvested from these semi-arid lands.Since use f charcoal is cheaper in
comparison with LPG cooking gas and electricity, it is obvious tahat in
the foreseeable future it will continue being used by the majority pf
kenyans hence the urgent need to organise the charcoal Industry to
make it sustainable.
Legal Instruments
• Issues addressed: Charcoal production, transportation,
trade and consumption
 Energy Act 2006
 Forest Act 2005
 Sessional paper No.4 of 2004 on Energy policy
 The sessional paperNo.9 of the 2005 on the forest policy
 The sessional paper No.6 of 1999 on the environment
policy
Members of the Technical committee
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Kenya Forest Service
Green Africa Foundation
Kenya Forests Working Group
Act Change Transform (Act!)
Kenya Bureau of Statistics
Startle
Traffic Police
NEMA
KEFRI
Charcoal producers association represntative
Ministry of energy and Petroleum
Advocate from Attorney’s General office
Ministry of Environment Water and Natural Resources
Progress made
• Draft Charcoal rules and regulations 2015
developed
• 4 consultation workshops conducted(Kitui,
Kwale, Samburu and Narok.
• Based on stakeholders comments the TC
will review the draft regulations.
Gaps
•Lack of clear direction
on EIA
•Safety Certificate-Form7
•Requirement of charcoal
transporters
•Harvesting techniques
•Packaging and weight
•Commercial production
and category of licenses
•Charcoal
production
quantit returns
•Production technology
and minimum conversion
efficiency
Gaps
•How to deal with charcoal imports
is omitted
•Application of private land owners
to be charcoal producers is not clear
•No clear definition of Charcoal
Producers Association(CPAs) and
their responsibilities.
•Protection of the endangered and
threatened plant species list not
updated
•. Charcoal movement permit to
include weight and number of bags
•Licensing of wholesalers ,trader and
retailers
•Environmental health and safety
Gaps in Charcoal Value Chain
• Perceived illegal status of the charcoal industry
• Lack of awareness of rules governing legalized charcoal
production
• Unsustainable production from naturally growing trees
instead of deliberate planting for production
• Inefficient production technologies
• Inadequate research data on appropriate indigenous tree
species
• Too many players involved in regulation of the industry
• Large number of legal and illegal taxes and lack of clarity
leading to low profitability and low level of investment.
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Clause;
8-Licence
9-Exemption
14-Charcoal movement permit and form 8
in the 2nd schedule
• 16-Protection of endangered and threatened
tree species