Environment CS Keriako Tobiko on Monday exposed how a complex network of cartels including an MP grabbed forest land, sold it to unsuspecting Kenyans giving rise to the current estates in the Ngong Road Forest Reserve. “I don’t have forest land, the land I had is land that was given to me with letters explaining that the ministry has been having this land for 12 years so I can allocate people to develop it,” the lawmaker said. 44 of 1998 that hived off forest land was irregular and part of the general scheme to grab the public land. “In total, 1,951.64 acres were left outside the boundaries of the Ngong Road Forest. Ngong Road Forest was gazetted as forest reserve as per proclamation No.

Source: The Star July 14, 2020 18:11 UTC