Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has reaffirmed his stand that the people facing eviction in Mau region are legally settled there.
In a long Facebook post on Thursday night, Murkomen who doubles up as the Senate Majority Leader has warned Environment CS Keriako Tobiko and Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya against evicting people living in Mau.
He also revealed that the main agenda which triggered forming Jubilee Party was to heal the hatred that ensued after the disputed 2007 general elections and also settling the Mau evictees.
''The Jubilee Government was formed to settle Forest Evictees & victims of Post Elections Violence. It will be betrayal of the rankest order if President Kenyatta and his Deputy, who rode on the plight of people of Mau to ascend to power were to betray them now at their hour of need. It would be cruelty if they were to evict innocent children from their homes and schools," read part of Murkomen's post.
Murkomen further criticised the duo for 'disrespecting' President Uhuru who, while serving during the Grand Coalition government as Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), maintained that the people occupying Mau region should not be evicted.
''The machismo and hubris shown by Tobiko and Natembeya just exposes their ignorance on the foundation of Jubilee government. They must follow through what the President said and not pretend to implement a purported government directive that has no backing of anyone including the President and his Cabinet."
''There is no Cabinet decision anywhere or decision of Parliament that says Mau people including children should be brutalized and dumped by the roadside to die of diseases, malnutrition and to be robbed of their future by Tobiko and Natembea,'' further read Murkomen's post.
Murkomen's sentiments come after Natembeya ordered the closure of 15 schools which according to him were illegally set up.
CS Tobiko, on the other hand, has maintained that people occupying forest land will be must be evicted.