Do not politicize the expulsion of Mau Forest, says Sapit to leaders

Anglican
The Church of Kenya, Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit, yesterday called on leaders to stop politicizing conservation efforts in the Mau Forest.

Kenyans have a responsibility to take care of creation and should therefore support President Uhuru Kenyatta in the area of ​​conservation of the environment.

Sapit
told those who objected to the pending expulsion of Mau Forest and urged Uhuru not to
to let go of his mission.

While supporting the restoration of the
The country's largest water castle, Sapit said that evictions should be done in the human way.

"We should
protect creation. God has given us a relationship with plants and animals. If we destroy an aspect of the order, then we destroy ourselves, "said Sapit.
speaking at the Kisumu ACK after presiding over the retreat ceremony of
Outgoing Bishop of the Diocese of Maseno South Mwai Abiero

The protection of forests, rivers and pollution reduction is to take care of the environment.

"The Bible
says that the environment moans and screams because people have destroyed it. We urged Uhuru not to give in to forest preservation, "he said.

The Mau Forest
complex is the source of the main rivers that flow into Lake Victoria. It also feeds Baringo Lake and Lake Nakuru.

River Molo Begins
from the marsh to the tower and drains its waters into the rivers of Lake Baringo, Njoro and Ndarogo
drain water into Lake Nakuru with Narok and Ewaso Ng & # 39; iro draining water into the lake
Natron where our flamingos hatch, Sapit said.

The Marsh also produced the Mara River draining the waters in Lake Victoria through the Mara and
Serengeti.

Kisonoi
or Sondu-Miriu River, where the government produces electricity, also starts from Mau.

the preservation of water courses emanating from the Mau Forest, the tea sector in Kericho
Socar said the forest is the lifeline to the counties of Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Nakuru, Kisumu and neighboring Tanzania.

"Conservation efforts should not be threatened. be politicized or racialized. We saw
politicians who come out to talk as if this forest
belongs to a certain community, "said Sapit.

The
Archbishop said the Mau Forest is for prosperity, nature, God, Kenyans
and future generation and not a particular community.

Some politicians in the Rift Valley opposed the expulsion and
accused Environment CS Koriako Tobiko for the plan engineering.

Inhumane expulsions.

Kericho
Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot and Bomet counterpart Andrew Langat accuse Tobiko
to hide behind the conservation of the forest to play the tribal politics.

The
evictions would affect nearly 40,000 people who had encroached on the
forest

Up to now, the second phase has seen about 12 acres
recovered and 8,000 people evicted.

Recently, Nyanza MPs told Senator Elgeyo-Marakwet
Kipchumba Murkomen for dragging the name of the opposition leader Raila Odinga in Mau
row of expulsion.

Lawmakers Mark Nyamita (Uriri),
Jared Okello (Nyando), Aduma Owuor (Nyakach) and Senator Kisumu Fred Outa said
Mau's expulsion is coordinated from the office of DP William Ruto.

Murkomen
accused Raila of orchestrating the evictions. The accusations broke out
political storms that saw verbal attacks between Ruto and Raila
allies.

But MPs accused Murkomen of playing
the cheap policy saying that the legislator should go to court if he feels aggrieved
by expulsions.

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