Mau Forest evictions row goes to The Hague

A house on flames at Ororwet in Masai Mau Forest on July 21, 2018. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The emotive debate over Mau Forest evictions has taken an unprecedented turn with lawyers representing some 40,000 families now invoking the attention of The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).

In a letter dated August 3 to the Office of The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, law firm Sigey arap Bett and Company Advocates says the deportation and forcible transfer of civilian populations around the Mau is contrary to Article7 of the Rome Statute.