State orders families to leave Gwassi, Rang'wa forests by December

Homa Bay County Commissioner Harman Shambi addresses journalists in his office. Shambi said 120 families living in gazetted forests will be evicted. [James Omoro]

More than 120 families residing in Gwassi and Rang’wa forests in Suba, Homa Bay County face eviction following the government's plans to conserve the forests.

 County Commissioner Harman Shambi has issued a 60-day notice for residents to vacate the forests where they have been living in for the last 10 years.