Forests (Kakamega and Bungoma) Rules

THE FORESTS (KAKAMEGA AND BUNGOMA) RULES 1. These Rules may be cited as the Forests (Kakamega and Bungoma) Rules, and shall apply to the Kakamega Forest declared by Proclamation No.14 of 1933 and the Bungoma Forest declared by Proclamation No.102 of 1941 as amended by Proclamation dated 10th September, 1956, and shall be additional to any other rules applicable to all Central Forests made under the Act Provided that where the provisions of these Rules conflict with any other such rules the provisions of these Rules shall prevail. 2. Within any Central Forest to which these rules apply no person shall cut or remove any tree except with written permission of a forest officer and on payment of such royalty charges as may be specified from time to time: Provided that no tree shall be so felled under these Rules unless and until it has been marked for felling by a forest officer or other person appointed for the purpose by him. 3. Any bona fide resident of the Kakamega and Bungoma Districts may, without any charge or permit, in a Central Forest to which these Rules apply a) take or collect dead fallen wood for firewood for his own personal domestic use only but not for sale or barter; (b) take and collect thatching grass; (c) pick wild berries and fruits for his own consumption; (d) cut and remove creepers and lianes for building purposes; (e) place honey boxes and have free access to them, provided no damages done to any trees; (f) take stock other than goats to such watering places within the Central Forests as ar adjacent to grasslands and along recognized stock routes. 4. Any person referred to in rule 3 may, on payment of the fees specified in the Schedule, graze stock, other than goats, on all open grasslands and on such interior glades as are specified by a forest officer; but access to these shall be confined to routes specified and approved by the forest officer. 5. No burning of vegetation shall be allowed in any forest area except with the permission of a forest officer and under the supervision of a forest guard. : L.N.275/1959, L.N.236/1964 SCHEDULE (r.4) Bovines - Cents 25 per head per month.