Ruto should not be cowed in bid to evict settlers, conserve Mau forest

An indigenous tree that was cut down by Charcoal burners and illegal loggers at Kiptunga Forest in Mau on March 2018. The forest is facing imminent destruction from charcoal burners and illegal loggers. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

The Mau forest, which is facing destruction because of settlements and which has claimed a few political careers is back in the news.

Most people have associated this with the 2022 succession politics. It is being said Deputy President William Ruto is between a rock and a hard place. Why the boomerang is back to him is quite simple.