This archive report was first published on 24 September 2019.
Published on September 24, 2019, security has been heightened in Maasai Mau Forest following intelligence that some residents were planning to resist the looming evictions.
According to Acting Narok County Commissioner Mutuku Mwenga, security officers were on the ground to address any emerging security threats.
Mr. Mwenga stated, "We have received intelligence information that some people were planning to resist the evictions. None should be cheated by anyone that they can resist eviction. I'm happy that already people are leaving at will."
Government sources revealed that some local youth had begun arming themselves with crude weapons, prompting the security team to deploy more personnel.
Undercover investigations found that some men had returned to the forest after removing their belongings, intent on countering the planned operation.
