This archive report was first published on 3 September 2019.
Emurrua Dikirr MP Johanna Ngeno was arrested on Tuesday after leading protests over the second Mau Forest eviction.
According to reports, the lawmaker was bundled into an awaiting police vehicle after a contingent of police officers clashed with a section of leaders from the Rift Valley.
Other leaders present during the protest included MPs Brighton Yegon (Konoin) and Gideon Koskei (Chepalungu), as well as area MCAs.
The government had issued a 60-day ultimatum to over 10,000 people residing in the Mau Forest to vacate the area or be evicted, with a ten-member task-force appointed to come up with an elaborate plan to ensure the second phase of the Mau eviction proceeds as planned.
George Natembeya, the chairman of the team and Rift Valley Regional Commissioner, warned leaders against politicising the process.
Meanwhile, youth from Sierra Leone area, Kuresoi South, and Narok North sub-counties have called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to break his silence over the Mau eviction.
They alleged that the presence of over 300 security officers is causing fear among school-going children, with Bett Sarsar from National Youth and Governance Kenya stating, 'The children cannot be in school as the security officers continue to pitch camp in the area.'
Additional reporting from William Sawe.
