[From left] Lawyer Kipkoech Ngetich, Lawyer Joshua Terer, Nakuru County Assembly Deputy Speaker Samuel Tonui and Renny Langat at Nakuru Law Courts on July 16, 2020, after filing a petition to stop the ongoing Mau Forest Evictions in Marioshoni. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]The Environment and Lands Court in Nakuru has issued orders barring the government from evicting people from the Eastern Mau Complex. Justice John Mutungi issued the orders following a petition filed by Nessuit Ward Member of County Assembly Samuel Tonui. 889 dated January 30, 2001, and published on February 16, 2001, the Government through the then Minister of Environment altered the boundary of the Eastern Mau Forest by excising an area of land approximately 35,301.01 hectares. The judge further noted that some of the residents hold titles dating back to 1991 and there is need to establish their validity.

Source: Standard Digital July 21, 2020 12:00 UTC