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Looming Mau eviction as Ruto orders illegal settlers out of forest

Deputy President William Ruto (second right) with Narok Governor Samuel Tunai (right) and his Kajiado counterpart Joseph ole Lenku and Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo at Sogoo High School. The DP ordered eviction of the illegal settlers in Mau forest. [Robert Kiplagat, Standard]

The fate of the over 600 families who encroached the Maasai Mau seems sealed after the government issued them a vacation notice.  

A move seeking to conserve the 46,000-hectare forest which is the largest water tower in East and Central Africa.

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