Quick Solution To Mau Forest Saga, or Else, Time Bomb We’ve been sitting on is soon Blowing

Mau Forest menace is something we have been assuming for so long, and the more we are doing that the more its effect is increasing and very soon exploding.  Our politicians are myopic to this aspect, not ready to act on it because they know the consequences that come by touching the issue- Look at what happened to Raila Odinga in 2009. As the deputy president stated, It is a concept of political tool, something you can use to win or gain election, as it revealed in the 2013 elections. But what we must ask ourselves as Kenyans is that, where is it finally going to end? What is going to be left to our environment after all the trees have been cut down? We have a cause to worry after seeing what happened in Lamu county in the recent past.

The recent documentary dubbed Mau Tragedy revealed a lot of issues, matters which are grievous and should be given first priority in any government sitting. Logging, favoritism in resettlement, tension among other communities of their land being taken away from them and increased encroachment still by other communities. These are issues which require maximum attention, but instead, our politicians have not taken this with the demanded urgency, they have turned it a subject of political war, insults and accusations. This is evident in what happened in Narok rally between Ruto and Duale. We cannot continue banking on postponement of solutions for political power, days are over for that.

With the poor living standards, high crime rate, high unemployment, we cannot afford to include a civil war on top. We need a quick remedy, one taken by a bold Kenyan who not only wants to serve the interest of the living, but also of the unborn. Solving Mau problem means getting of the comfort of pampering issues and removing all the illegal dwellers of the Kenya’s forest. This would require at times force but for the good of the future, it is worth it. I choose the route of evicting by force because I do not see an alternative, the DP (during Mara Rally) proposed a method which include saving the forest and settlement, I do not see a space for that. Which formula are we going to tame the ever growing population?  The method is also subject to a lot of disputes for which criteria are we going to select who to remain and who to go? Is that not also a cause for chaos and corruption we are preventing?

For the first time in Kenya, one leader (not a politician) should rise and save Kenya for a better tomorrow. He may loose popularity among some, but I guarantee the history books will judge him/her very fairly. A name never to be forgotten any time.

By Brian Mala - Nairobi