By ERIC MATARAMore by this AuthorDeputy President William Ruto is walking a tightrope in his Rift Valley backyard as leaders from the region continue piling pressure on him to speak out about the impending Mau forest evictions. With less than 20 days to the end of the two-month ultimatum given to settlers, local leaders want Mr Ruto to intervene and stop the evictions. Sources have now revealed to the Saturday Nation that Mr Ruto, the region’s political kingpin, is in a dilemma on whether to support the government’s environmental conservation measures or speak out against it for political expediency. An elected MP from Kericho on Friday wondered why Mr Ruto is not intervening to prevent his people from “inhumane evictions”. The closed-door meeting was attended by, among others, former Governor Ruto, Mr Cheruiyot, former MPs Franklin Bett (Bureti) and Paul Sang (Konoin).

Source: Daily Nation October 12, 2019 06:33 UTC