The government will not halt the ongoing evictions at Embobut forest despite the outcry by human rights groups, Elgeyo Marakwet county commissioner Fredrick Ndambuki has said. “The county security committee has resolved to deploy a more specialized security forces to Embobut forest from Monday. A section of the community members were each paid Sh410,000 by the state to move out of the forest in 2014 but recently returned. The state official accused some NGOs of inciting locals to return to the forest and fight with security agencies carrying evictions. Also read; EU calls for dialogue in row over Embobut forest evictionsClick here for the latest political news

Source: The Star January 21, 2018 08:03 UTC