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CS Tobiko lists 1,029 names behind Mau forest mess

An aerial view of a section of Mau Forest. [Jacob Otieno/Standard]

More than 1,000 individuals have been named as the original beneficiaries of land allocations in Mau Forest that authorities describe as the genesis of the long-running crisis.

Some of the 1,029 individuals described as “original landowners” are said to have invaded the protected water tower, hived off about 14,000 hectares and sold the parcels to at least 6,965 unsuspecting locals.

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