He thanked the Maasai for supporting the rehabilitation of the Mau Forest. Residents want feud solvedCommunities living in and around the Mau Forest Complex have urged the government to resolve land grievances through dialogue, instead of using the police. In May last year, President Uhuru Kenyatta revisited the volatile Mau Forest issue and denied claims his administration reneged on a pre-election pledge to resettle evictees. ‘I vowed that even if it means not getting votes, the Mau should be rehabilitated’Cord leader Raila Odinga has said his opponents used issues related to the Mau Forest to fight him politically when he was Prime Minister. Raila said the forest should be conserved at all cost, since millions of people depend on it.

Source: The Star June 02, 2016 01:17 UTC