Kenyans,

There are now data showing that the prime minister was misled by the
list of shame he tabled on the parliament. The list Raila showed only
contained Kalenjin names as the main owners of the mau forest land and
the main destroyers of the water catchment forest.
Now it seems that he Raila might have deliberately left other powerful
people who also own land in Mau Forest out of his list of shame or was
misled.

There must be very powerful people working to betray Raila and show
Kenyans how incompitent the prime minister is or they are out to break
ODM for good and for their own benefit.

The recent talk with Hilary Clinton where he Raila is claiming that a
lot of changes have been achieved and it seems that the USA ambassoder
in Nairobi is the one not giving good image of kenyan government in
washington is also an indication that Raila is not talking from his own
brains. It looks that the prime minister is using some odd brains from
somebody else not his. Now they are taking the blame to somebody else
but not taking the responsibility (Raila and Kibaki). ho! ho! how
innocent or pure are Kibaki and Raila?. What they do not understand is
this; Changes always talk themselves and are felt and seen, nobody is
supposed to take changes implemented to Washington from Nairobi.
Kenyans should feel changes themselves not written on papers to be taken
to USA by the ambassoder. They should know that ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS. Raila should leave Orengo the minister for land to solve Mau forest problems. He, Raila should see into it that Kenyans do not go again to the next election polls without a new constitution.

Paul Nyandoto
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=1144021087&cid=4&ttl=PM’s%20list%20only%20indicted%20Kalenjin,%20say%20locals

PM’s list only indicted Kalenjin, say locals

The report tabled in Parliament detailing the beneficiaries of land in
Mau has brought tension to the region.

Locals say they back conservation of the forest but that the Prime
Minister’s list of those who own land in the forest is not
exhaustive.

The residents, some who work for the prominent people owning huge
chunks of land, said the debate about Mau conservation has been
conducted along ethnic lines.

A flower farm in the Mau complex. Such intrusions means forest cover is
diminishing. [PHOTOS: AGNES WAMBUI/STANDARD]

They dismiss the report as subjective since most of the people
mentioned are from one community yet other prominent persons from other
communities also own land in the complex.

“The report was tailored to portray us and our leaders in bad light. We
work in the farms of some leaders from other communities who own land in
the forest yet we were surprised their names were missing from the PM’s list,” said Mr Gilbert Chepkwony, a resident of Ndoinet Settlement Scheme.

To prove their assertions, the locals pointed out parcels of land
allegedly belonging to powerful people escaped mention.

The farms, the residents say, belong to Cabinet ministers, influential
politicians and senior police officers.

Signs that the residents’ allegations were not misplaced started
showing up when we passed by a huge farm guarded by armed Administration Police officers at Nessuit settlement scheme.

“This is where I work and I can tell you it belongs to a senior AP
commandant. He visits but not often,” said one of the workers.

Powerful people

The land, which is about 30ha, is fenced with barbed wire. The huge
poles formed part of trees in the controversial Mau forest. “He was an
administrator in Nakuru and we wonder why Raila’s list failed to
capture this,” said Chepkwony.

From Nessuit, we were taken to Nyota area where we came across another large tract of land guarded by officers from the General Service Unit.

The locals confided in us that it belongs to a powerful Cabinet
minister from the PNU wing of the Coalition Government.

The farm hosts thousands of goats and dairy cattle and is also used for
farming wheat and maize.

“This is another one which was not in the list tabled yet we know the
owner who most of the time flies in using a helicopter,” said Mr David
Koech.

In Mau Narok, we were shown two farms belonging to a former powerful
minister from Kisii and another one who served in the Kenyatta and Moi regimes and hails from Central Province.

“Why were their names omitted? Most of them own bigger farms than the people who were mentioned. The Government has already taken sides in this matter and unfortunately, it is against us,” said Koech.

“That does not make sense. Why couldn’t his team come to the ground
so we show them around rather than tabling a list that is politically
motivated?” posed Mr Samuel Kirui.

Kirui said the Prime Minister should have done his research better
before releasing the report.

“We feel that certain politicians are out to achieve political goals by
persecuting us,” he said.

Mr Gideon Cheres, who owns land in Mau Narok, said the list has given
room to a lot of speculation on the ground which, if not checked, will
lead to another outbreak of violence in the various settlement schemes
as the debate rages on.

He said since the list was tabled, hostility among members of different
communities residing in the area has come to the fore.

Inciting residents

“Members from one community are perceived by others as grabbers though we are all beneficiaries of the settlement scheme,” he said.

Members from Kalenjin, Kikuyu and Kisii communities benefited from
Government resettlement in the Mau.

Cheres said politicians have also been stoking embers by inciting
residents. “Some members from one community are taunting others and
warning that they will soon be evicted yet we are all in what used to be
Mau,” he said.

Mr Peter Njoroge, who has a five-acre land at Ndeffo, said politicians
should be banned from visiting the area and inciting people.

Ironically, the residents point out, that the vocal politicians who
want them out of Mau trooped the region in the run up to referendum vote
in 2005 and General Election in 2007 initiating development projects.

They say, while he was campaigning for the presidency in 2007, Raila
presided over a fundraiser for the construction of Kaptich Hospital at
Sururu Settlement Scheme in Mau Narok.

Environment Minister John Michuki also presided over the construction of Teret Secondary School where he donated 400 iron sheets in 2005.

“Does it mean Raila did not know then that the dispensary he was building lay in a water catchment area and that Michuki was equally
unaware?” poses Mr Simon Kimutai.

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From: Paul Nyandoto
Date: Aug 9, 2009 2:00 AM
Subject: Was Raila misled by the list of shame on Mau forest?.