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End of the road for Mau settlers as court upholds eviction ruling

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Some of the houses demolished by Kenya Forest (KFS) Officers at Kapsinendet area in Marioshoni within the the Mau Forest Complex on July 11,2020 during an operation to flash out illegal settlers in the forest. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

It was the end of the road for over 1,000 people after a Nakuru court upheld a government decision to evict them from a section of the Mau Forest where they were residing.

The 1,193 people evicted from Sururu settlement scheme in Eastern Mau have been fighting for compensation since they were kicked out of the water tower in 2004.

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