African Press International (API)

My brothers, let me first briefly tell those of you who may not be aware, the truth about the Mau Forest. The recent alarming statements coming from several politicians, and fuelled by our enemies in PNU and also ODM are distortions of fact.

Our people have been in Mau Forest for decades. We do not cut and sell the trees , we only farm on small tracts of land. Why have the Kalenjin suddenly been identified as the cause if all the problems of drought in Kenya? In fact, the propaganda is that we are affecting Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and even far away Egypt!

That is a big, big lie. Our people’s farming in Mau cannot affect even ONE percent of the water in Kenya. Ask yourself, if we have been here for so many years, why is it suddenly urgent to evict our people?

The answer is that this has nothing to do with water. Two weeks ago, PNU sent a group of Maasai elders led by Kaparo and Konchellah to see Ntimama. We have intelligence agents within his security detail who told us everything. Apparently, the expansion and increase of Kalenjins is worrying both PNU Kikuyu and the Maasai leaders. You saw what nearly happened in Kilgoris where they had to resort to violence, assisted by the Government, in order to win that seat. They are afraid that with the spread and numerical increment of Kalenjin farmers, the number of Kalenjin MP’s will rise dramatically, therefore we must be forced back to squeeze together in our traditional areas. In this way, we shall eventually be restricted to concentration camps.
Again I ask, if water catchment is the problem, why are Kikuyu farmers inside Mount Kenya staying there freely and even increasing? After all, this is Kenya’s biggest forest and should be protected first!

Sadly, our own Arap Mibey continues to stab us in back with PNU. A friend suggested to me that we should now change his name to Arap Madoadoa. He has been turned around and told that it is easier for him to woo Maasai votes from Ntimama, and he should therefore support the eviction of our people. Does anyone think that we are children to be cheated by a handpicked committee from someone whose views we already know, that will be rubberstamped by the committee?

SOLUTION.
When we are faced with problems, we must find the solution within us. Fortunately, we have the capacity to deal with our problems. Ntimama is talking of forceful removal and bloodshed. Yet you all know how many times, since the days of the Kaplelach age group, we have sent the Maasai back to their views as broken men after battle.

It is time for Kimnyigei age group to dust their bows and swords. They must once again, fight to save their people in accordance with the circumcision oath. You elders must talk to them as usual and prepare them psychologically to do their duty. If we do not act now, this problem will persist and we shall be squeezed back into tiny parcels of land to starve to death. We did not settle in Mau out of choice, it was for survival and we shall not  move for the sake of some political considerations. Necessary resources will be channeled to our fighters in the normal way. If need arises, additional men will be conscripted from other areas for the sake of this common course.
This time, the Maasai must face the wrath of the Kapnetet. When the news of the massacres breaks, it shall be the duty of us politicians to present the problem as a land problem and suspend evictions while talks are instituted. Thereafter, the talks shall continue for another three years while the status quo remains. At this time, elections will be approaching and no politician will be talking of evictions.

Which brings me to an important point: We must ensure our nane nane (August Eighth) agenda works as planned and by so doing send a firm signal to those out to undermine us that that we are no push-overs! 

If anyone does not believe this strategy can work, ask Arap Madoadoa why he is the PM today if it was not for  our people.

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Send in  by Peter Kyalo 

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