While the government is intent on evicting people from the Mau Forest, the exercise should not end there but should also focus on the individuals who acquired land in the country’s largest water tower and subsequently sold it to unsuspecting individuals who are now being evicted.
We agree with the call made by the Maasai Council of Elders for the government agencies to name and punish the beneficiaries of forest land. These are the rich and powerful individuals who excised huge chunks of forest land in cahoots with their cronies.
