The Government will not use force to evict families from Mau
forest and other water catchment areas in the country, Deputy President
William Ruto has said.
Mr Ruto said the Government
would involve leaders from the affected areas before any action is taken
against those who have invaded the Forest.
“Leaders
should come up with a consensus on the plan of action as far as those
who have invaded forests are concerned but use of force should not be
applied,” said Mr Ruto.
The Deputy President said
burning of houses to evict those who have invaded forests was not a
lasting solution to conserving forests.
He said the Government and leaders in Mau were working together to come up with a solution as opposed to using force.
He
was speaking at Kakaya grounds in Embobut Forest, Elgeyo-Marakwet
County on Saturday during a tour of the Chesoi-Sambalat road,
accompanied by Senator Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo-Marakwet), MPs William
Kisang (Marakwet West), Bowen Kangogo (Marakwet East) and Deputy
Governor Daniel Lamaon.
COMPENSATION
Mr Ruto called for concerted efforts in the fight against destruction of forests in the country to avert desertification.
The
Deputy President commended residents in Marakwet East for heeding
government’s call to voluntarily move out of Embobut Forest.
The leaders promised to compensate those families which moved out of the forest but missed the first phase of the compensation.
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