State: No extension of Mau exit notice

Kericho governor Paul Chepkwony (right) at a past function. He has threatened to sue the government at the International Criminal Court over forceful evictions. [File, Standard]

The Government has said it will not extend the 60-day notice for those illegally living in the Mau forest to voluntarily vacate, even as a section of leaders asks settlers to stay put.

In August, the State issued the 10,000 families who have lived in the forest since the 1990s with a notice to leave. That deadline expires today.