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Police burn houses in Mt Elgon Forest

The decision by a joint security team to torch all houses owned by the Ogiek community in Chepkitale, Mt Elgon, has sparked public outrage.

Area leaders want the families, which allegedly encroached Mt Elgon Forest, compensated.

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