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INDEPENDENT DISCORDANT CHORD FRESH AND DIFFERENT DP RUTO CLAIMS BBI 2 PROPOSALS RIDICULOUS, SEPTEMBER 2019 WILL DIVIDE KENYANS MONDAY ALONG ETHNIC LINES KSh60 (TSh1,000, USh2,000) PG 6 WWW.THESTAR.CO.KE SCHEME AS A RESULT OF INCORRECT BILLING THE AIRLINE LOST ABOUT SH2.2BN IN SIX MONTHS How KQ lost Sh2bn in baggage fraud ‘KQ does not have a centralised system that integrates all the excess baggage information’ PG 4-5 TOUGH TIMES Sudan’s former President Omar Hassan al-Bashir inside a cage at a courthouse where he is facing corruption charges in Khartoum, Sudan, August 31 /REUTERS LAND RIGHTS AUSTERITY MEASURES COMMENT Rift Valley MPs take the Treasury chief imposes NYAMBURA MBURU Mau evictions controversy 3-year freeze on hiring to Truth about to President’s doorstep reduce the country’s wage sugar and e impending Mau evictions snowballed into blame Government agencies are headed for budget cuts of game yesterday, with furious Rift Valley elected leaders monumental proportions following Treasury’s tough saying they are not guided by sound policy and the bles- conditions for approving funding requests by ministries dreaded carbs sings of the Executive. ey want to seek audience with and state departments.Targeted are allocations for con- President Uhuru Kenyatta over the issue. sumable goods, staff upgrade and ICT equipment. PAGE 2 PAGE 7 PAGE 20 2 THE-STAR.CO.KE Monday, September 2, 2019 WATER TOWER RESTORATION NO VIOLATIONS Lobbies want human rights MPs take Mau evictions respected in the evictions GORDON OSEN/ The civil society on Sunday demanded that the impending Mau forest evictions be done with- plea to Uhuru’s doorstep out violating human rights. The lobbies, under Civil Society Reference Group, called on the multi-agency task force overseeing the Leaders want an audience with the President over the matter evictions to place human rights at the centre of its planning. This means that the state must offer the Kericho Senator affected persons and families alternative land “of better Aaron Cheruiyot or equal quality”. and Belgut MP The criteria must be accessibility, affordability, hab- Nelson Koech itability, the security of tenure, cultural adequacy, the during a press suitability of location, and access to essential services conference on such as health and education. the Mau Forest “The Civil Society Reference Group would like to evictions at the caution the government that if not carried out in a Nairobi Serena lawful manner, forced evictions constitute and have the Hotel yesterday potential to cause gross violations of a range of inter- /WILFRED nationally recognised human rights,” it said. The outfit NYANGARESI said among the rights likely to be violated are rights to adequate housing, food, water, health, education, work, security, home security, freedom from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and freedom of movement. The government has announced its plans to evict 60,000 settlers in the giant water tower on October 28 to pave the way for the second phase of its restoration. Despite the spirited opposition by local political leaders, the state’s intention to evict the forest dwellers appear unstoppable as it has even disowned 700 title your deputy to keep your side of rections and challenged Tobiko to deeds. Another 1,274 title deeds have been listed for MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 MONDAY, the bargain,” the senator said. table them. cancellation. GILBERT KOECH Over 10,000 school-going chil- The senator said the government @TheStarKenya dren will be affected if the evic- in 2009 used taxpayers money to tions are carried out. document those with title deeds, IMPENDING EVICTIONS The impending Mau evictions Their 31 schools are in Ololulunga, letters of allotment, sale agreement snowballed into blame game yes- Melelo, Sogoo and Segemian wards and size of land. terday with furious Rift Valley in Narok county. “If he was keen and driving con- Keep politics out of Mau leaders saying the expulsions are In August, former Bomet Gov- servation exercise, he would have restoration, says Barchok not guided by sound policy. ernor and Chama Cha Mashinani picked from where the Hassan The leaders want an audience party leader Isaac Rutto, former Noor commission left,” he said. JOSEPH KANGOGO/ Rift valley leaders have appealed to with President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kuresoi South Zakayo Cheruiyot, According to him, Noor talked the government to handle the Mau forest restoration Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot former Buret MP Franklin Bett, and of compensation, transfer of land humanely. and Belgut MP Nelson Koech on former Konoin MP Paul Sang met to land and maintenance of the The second phase of eviction of settlers in Kenya’s Sunday said they will be seeking with former Prime Minister Raila status quo as well as demarcation most important water tower has been announced. official government position on Odinga over the Mau evictions. between the forest and residents of Leaders are concerned that as schools open for the the evictions. Heavily armed Kenya Forest Ser- Maasai Mau. third term on Monday, thousands of the pupils in “I want to know from the Presi- vice rangers and troops from other Koech said Tobiko did not even the areas of alleged degazetted Mau forest might not dent Uhuru Kenyatta and his Dep- security agencies on Saturday night prosecute a fly when he was the resume learning. uty William Ruto whether they descended on Siera Loen in Maasai DPP and “now he wants to flex “The people of Rift Valley are equally conscious and have changed their public position Mau to flush out illegal settlers. muscle on innocent children and disciplined about environmental conservation. They to the issue,” Cheruiyot said. A source said over 200 security expectant mothers. We are not go- can grow as many trees as they can when they are told He said he stood side by side with officers took part in the evictions. ing anywhere.” to do so but not through threats and forceful evictions,” the two as they sought votes in “The agencies moved into Nyamira The Kericho senator said a deci- Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok said. June 2017. “They promised people Ndogo, Nkoben, Sierra Leone and sion of such magnitude must be Barchok asked Environment Cabinet Secretary living in this area that they shall Nkereta,” the source who request- guided by a sound policy with in- Keriako Tobiko to halt his eviction plans and find a build their schools, hospitals, and ed anonymity said. put from the highest decision mak- favourable solution to address the settlement crisis. roads if they voted for Jubilee. “ KFS commandant Alex Lemar- ing organ – the Executive. Baringo Governor Stanley Kiptis termed the issue Cheruiyot claimed Uhuru donat- koko and Narok Ecosystem conser- They said that they have unsuc- emotive and urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to ed Sh10 million during campaigns. vator Muraguri Mwai presided over cessfully sought an audience with intervene. They were addressing the public during the He said innocent citizens heeded the operation. Tobiko. homecoming and thanksgiving of Baringo Deputy Gov- their calls and voted Jubilee. A watchdog parliamentary com- Last week, Kipkelion West MP ernor Jacob Chepkwony at Seretunin in Baringo Central “It is now on you Mr President and mittee says that Environment CS Hillary Kosgei said seven MPS were subcounty on Saturday. Keriako Tobiko will be invited to ready to meet with the CS after “Before anyone decides to move in government shed more light on the evictions. booking the appointment through machinery to evict thousands of poor families in Mau, Environment Committee chair the secretary. “We wanted to see can you first retreat and put yourself in their shoes?” STAR SURVEY Kareke Mbiuki urged Tobiko to him as we had agreed. However, we Kiptis said. update Kenyans on the success of were told that he had gone to Kila- He said children, women, the elderly and people TODAY’S QUESTION phase I before engaging on phase II guni,” Kosgei said. with special needs will be affected. He proposed of the evictions. Yesterday, Tobiko, who has re- alternative settlement and full compensation before the Do you believe Mau The update, Mbiuki said, should cently told politicians to keep people leave. Barchok said it is the government which include the number hectares re- off matters conservation, neither issued the people with title deeds and allowed them to evictions are political? stored. picked our calls nor responded to live in Mau forest for the last 15 years. He urged the ministry to ensure short text messages. public participation, sensitisation, On Friday, Deputy President Wil- and engagement with leaders of liam Ruto, who was in Emurrua YESTERDAY’S QUESTION the affected counties. Dikiir, steered clear of the planned “The ministry must have a evictions.Ruto was accompa- Was it right to suspend Knut post-eviction plan to ensure that nied by Governors Samuel Tunai the affected persons have a way of (Narok) and Hillary Barchok (Bom- secretary general Wilson getting resettled and that they can et) and MPs Johanna Ngeno (Emur- move with their lives with min- rua Dikiir), Patrick Munene (Chu- Sossion? imal disturbance, including the ka Igamba Ng’ombe) and Nimrod YES 73% school-going children and espe- Mbai (Kitui East). cially the KCSE/KCPE candidates.” Ngeno warned the government Rift Valley leaders have accused against subjecting its people to suf- Tobiko of “presiding over a one- fering. On Friday, Narok Senator NO 27% man show.” Cheruiyot said both Ledama ole Kina said the eviction the Ntutu commission and Has- “has nothing to do with politics but Families living at Nkareta in the Maasai Mau part of the Mau san Noor Commission had cabinet everything to do with conserva- Forest vacate their homes ahead of an impending eviction decisions and memos giving di- tion.” by the government /FELIX KIPKEMOI Monday, September 2, 2019 THE-STAR.CO.KE 3 EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS CORRIDORS OF POWER Sight of police officers bitter reminder of slain loved ones Families gather at National Museum to tell their heart-wrenching tales GORDON OSEN @TheStarKenya One by one they recounted their woes, reliving their pain and bit- terness at losing their loved ones at the hands of the police.