Two Members of the National Assembly from Narok County have backed the ongoing evictions fromthe Mau water tower.
The lawmakers have warned politicians against using the ongoing exercise to incite residents against each other.Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoiyo and Nominated MP David ole Sankok said they firmly support evictions by the government.“We elected leaders of Narok County want to state categorically that we fully support the government’s effort to conserve the water towers and moving people who are living beyond the cutline. However, we request that they are moved in a humane manner,” said Tongoiyo.The MPs called on leaders to be cautious with their utterances regarding land matters.“We want to call on leaders who are visiting or have visited the area, be it in Narok South or West to avoid making statements that may cause tribal tension because the Mau issue is neither tribal nor political,” urged Sankok.
Sankok further called on the government to compensate residents with genuine title deeds.
“There are those who were duped into buying land there and they have genuine documents, I ask the government to look into the matter and see how they will be reimbursed and those who were involved be held accountable,” he said.