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We were never on forest land, Mau evictees say

Justice Silas Munyao (centre) Justice Mohamed Kullow (left) and Justice Ongodo during the hearing of the Mau Eviction case at Nakuru High court. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The 1,597.5 hectares occupied by more than 123 families in Narok South was never part of the Maasai Mau Forest, a court heard yesterday.

John Kimetto, the third person to take the witness stand in the ongoing case between the settlers and the State, told the three-judge bench that the government erred in forcing them to leave their homes.

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