President Ruto’s decision to release Sh2.6 billion payout comes against the backdrop of a 2022 judgment by the court that expressly rejected compensation claims by Mau Forest evictees.
President William Ruto during a tour of Narok on August 25, 2026. [PCS]
President William Ruto’s decision to release Sh2.6 billion to 13,000 people evicted from the Maasai Mau Forest has revived a contentious legal question.
The decision has raised the question whether the government can pay people whose claim for compensation was rejected by court.
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