KFS sets record straight on ongoing illegal activities in Mau Forest
Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has set the record straight over claims of ongoing deforestation and illegal activities at the Mau Forest Complex. According to KFS, the images purported to be from a satellite depicting massive deforestation in the forest as shared by some media reports contradict the situation on the ground KFS also acknowledged that […]
Move to resettle Mau evictees in Narok opposed
Jackson ole Kamoe, chair of Mau Forest Conservation Group, claims Rift Valley leaders move to buy land in Narok for resettlement is political.
Kipchumba Murkomen: William Ruto’s ally who’s risen from grass to grace
Kipchumba Murkomen, the Elgeyo-Marakwet senator, is a University of Nairobi law graduate who has risen from grass to grace. As the Senate Majority Leader, the 40-year-old senator, ranks as the second-in-command after Deputy President (DP) William Ruto among Kalenjin’s most influential leaders. A close ally of Ruto, Murkomen fights tooth and nail for the deputy […]
Fate of 15 Mau schools in limbo as 10,000 people face eviction
Mercy Mwai, Noah Cheploen and KNA The fate of 15 primary schools built in the Mau Forest complex at a cost of Sh60 million, and now set for closure due to a planned eviction, hangs in the balance, three days to the opening date. Yesterday, Education Principal secretary Belio Kipsang did not explain what measures […]