Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has announced new moves he intends to take to save the embattled Mau forest.
The water complex has been one of the hottest debates recently, regarding the ongoing evictions and government attempts to reacquire some of the land held by settlers.
Speaking on Radio Citizen on Thursday morning, the lawmaker who has been in the frontline in advocating for the evictions said that he will provide tree seedlings to replace the trees lost to logging.
He further called upon 1000 Kenyans to volunteer in planting the new trees, in what he said will go a long way in helping the water catchment region regain its initial dense condition.
‘’Mimi nitatafuta mbegu za miti ambazo tutapanda kule Mau na pia nitahitaji watu elfu moja wajitolee ili tuzipande na tuweke ua kuulinda msitu (I will provide the seedlings but will need volunteers to help in planting them and fencing the forest),’’ he said.
Regarding the ongoing eviction operation, Ledama laughed off demands by some of the evictees and leaders pushing for compensation.
He disqualified the request on grounds that they knowingly encroached into the forest and, therefore, cannot be compensated for property occupied unconstitutionally.
‘’Huwezi ukapewa fidia kwa kukita kambi mahali usipotatikana (they cannot be compensated as they were in an undesignated zone),’’ he added.