By PETER MUTAI

Kanu National Vice-Chairman Gideon Moi has called on the Government to ensure that all families evicted from Mau Forest more than two years ago are resettled.

Gideon took issue with the ministry of Special Programmes for what he termed selective allocation of land to a section of displaced families thus locking out others from the planned resettlement programme.

Gideon Moi receives gifts from a resident of Kapsoas Village, Kericho County, when he toured the area. [PHOTO: PETER MUTAI/STANDARD]

"We have information that the ministry wants to re-settle only around 3,700 families locking out the rest. We are demanding that the Government allocates land to all the families who were evicted from Mau," he said.

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Profiled families

Gideon, who is a member of an ad hoc committee formed by Prime Minister Raila Odinga to look for land for the evictees, said the more than 5,000 families profiled should be resettled.

Speaking in Kapsoas village in Kericho County on Saturday when he inspected the ongoing construction of Chemachgaa water project, Gideon said they would work to ensure that no one was left out of the resettlement exercise.

The water project, which is funded by various donors to the tune of Sh18 million, will benefit more than 20,000 families once it is completed.