RUTO tells Rift Valley leaders to stop politicising Mau Forest eviction – Everybody in Kenya has a duty of conserving water towers

DAILY POST: RUTO tells Rift Valley leaders to stop politicising Mau Forest eviction – Everybody in Kenya has a duty of conserving water towers Politics 01:34 Sunday January 20, 2019-Deputy President William Ruto has urged politicians from Rift Valley to stop politicising the ongoing evictions in Mau Forest.
Speaking during the funeral service of Samuel ole Koriata, a prominent administrator cum politician held at his Narropil home, Ololunga, Narok County on Saturday, Ruto accused some politicians of politicising issues of environmental conservation to achieve their selfish interests.  Ruto called for concerted efforts in the war against forest destruction.  He said the Jubilee government will not stop until all water towers in the country including the Mau complex are conserved as the only way to avert desertification. The DP further asked politicians to desist from using the Mau conservation to pit communities against each other. “The test of true leadership is finding solutions to challenges facing the people but not by politicizing the problem,” Ruto said.  “We can’t continue to use the same means that got us into trouble to get out of there.”Ruto added. He concluded by saying it is a responsibility of all Kenyans to conserve forests adding that it has nothing to do with individuals or communities. “As Government, we know the importance of conserving our water towers and we have plans on how to go about this. Issues of conservation are not about individuals or communities but about all Kenyans,” he said.

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