The government will not negotiate repossession of illegally acquired land inside Ngong Forest, Environment CS Keriako Tobiko has said. Tobiko, while appearing before the National Assembly's Environment committee on Monday, said the Ngong Road Forest was acquired illegally and fraudulently and will be repossessed soon. The CS said his ministry will ensure the land is repossessed in line with the government's policy. "It is a policy of government to ensure that any forest land that has been illegally acquired is reclaimed, restored, preserved and protected," he stated. Developers of land hived off from Ngong Forest built residential properties on top of the Nairobi-Eldoret-Kisumu pipeline, posing risk to those residing there.

Source: The Star July 13, 2020 11:37 UTC