The Mau Forests Complex for instance has been particularly hard hit by forest excisions, illegal settlements, and intense illegal abstraction of forests resources. The task force now wants Tobiko to constitute a new KFS Board after the term of former board expired March 31. The task force was also taken aback after finding out that some of the forests only exists on paper. A detailed report produced by the Interim Coordination Secretariat in 2011 indicated that 7,864 families have settled inside the Maasai Mau forest. In Mau Forest Complex for instance,a 2016 intensive ground survey revealed that there is no sign of large mammals in 17 of 22 forest blocks.

Source: The Star May 01, 2018 21:45 UTC