End Mau controversy, leaders urge Raila

By Peter Opiyo

Leaders in Kajiado want Prime Minister Raila Odinga to push for the eviction of settlers in the Mau Forest.

They also claimed some Rift Valley leaders were allegedly sabotaging the settlement of the Mau saga.

Area leaders told the PM that it was important an amicable solution to the Mau question be reached.

At the same time, Raila has said Kajiado District would not form part of the Nairobi Metropolis.

“I referred the matter back to Minister Mutula Kilonzo because I don’t agree with the boundaries,” said Raila at a rally in Isinya.

Speaking at a Kiserian hotel, local leaders demanded that Magadi Soda Company and the East African Portland Cement be expanded so that they could employ more locals.

Raila and Agriculture Minister William Ruto said the Government would prioritise Constitutional Review, saying new laws would form the basis for regional equity in resource distribution.

Push for majimbo

The PM said ODM would push for majimbo, arguing this was the only way that marginalised areas could develop.

He said the Government would this week start distribution of more relief food to regions hard hit by famine.

Ruto and Livestock Assistant Minister Aden Duale said the Government would avail Sh700 million to the Kenya Meat Commission to buy livestock from drought stricken areas to allow pastoralists restock once the rains come back.

Ministers George Saitoti, Anyang Nyong’o and Franklin Bett, Assistant Minister Joseph Nkaissery and Nominated MP Rachel Shebesh accompanied the PM.

Saitoti was, however, booed by the crowd when he rose to give his speech.

An irritated Saitoti said: “Kama ingekuwa mashindano ninge leta watu wangu hapa pia. Usikuje hapa kuharibu mkutano, usikuje hapa kukosa adabu kwa kiongozi wako (if it were a shouting match, I would have countered that by bringing my supporters here. Please don’t come here with the aim of disrupting the gathering, it shows disrespect to your leader.)

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