Leaders say Mau settlers occupy county trust land

Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen (center) and other Rift Valley leaders addresses the media after a meeting over the impending Mau Forest evictions in Nakuru, yesterday. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The anticipated eviction of settlers from the Maasai Mau Forest took a new twist after Rift Valley leaders claimed 60,000 families targeted were living on trust land managed by the Narok County government.

More than 30 leaders from the region who met in Nakuru County yesterday, said the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the national government have no right to claim the settlers’ land.