Deputy President William Ruto on Friday toured Narok County where he inspected several projects.
The second in command, however, opted to steer clear of the Mau Forest issue as evictions loom. Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony has threatened to seek legal redress at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague if the 60,000 families who have settled in the forest are evicted.
This comes after the government revealed its plan to complete the planned phase two of the evictions. Several leaders from the Rift Valley region are opposed to the planned evictions.
Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen had demanded that President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is serving his second and final term in power, address the matter with immediate effect for the sake of the residents in the area.
The government had unveiled its plans to close more than 31 schools in Mau to pave way for environment conservation. The schools are located in Ololulunga, Melelo, Sogoo and Segemian wards.
Ruto, who spoke at Mogindo where he opened the Emurua Dikirri Technical Training Institute, said that the government has plans of hiring more trainers in a bid to promote education.
“The Jubilee administration is hiring 3,000 trainers in technical institutions across the country with 1,000 already having been employed, with the others set to be taken on board in the current financial year,” said Mr Ruto, as quoted by the Nation.