Interior Cabinet Secretary Major Gen. (Rtd.) JosephNkeissery has told the Maasai people not to worry about the Mau issue for the government is on top of the matter.
“The government I serve is on top of the issue addressing it,” said Nkeissery.
The CS was speaking during the burial ceremony for Ole Ntimama which was attended by various leaders among them the retired president Daniel Moi, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Cord Leader Raila Odinga and the president of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta.
“We want to tell people here that the Mau people know their rights,” Nkeissery said that they will not have to be lectured about their rights because Maasai community has men who can help handle that.
Speaking during the event, the president Uhuru Kenyatta said that he was not there to speak about the Mau but assured that the solution was there and must a solution.
The Council of Kipsigis Elders reportedly had threatened to curse Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter and Kipkelion East MP Joseph Limo for supporting Sh34 billion water project in Mau Forest.
The elders said they are opposed to the project as it is a threat to the environment. The Itare Dam will be constructed in Ndoinet Forest that is part of the Mau Forest complex in Kuresoi South Constituency.
The elders demanded that the two leaders stop supporting the project.
“The council calls upon the two leaders to stop supporting the project lest they face the wrath of the Kipsigis people who are also capable of instituting a curse upon them. The two leaders should also apologize,” said Council Secretary Edwin Kimetto referring to Mr Keter and Mr Limo who they accused of betraying the Kipsigis community by supporting the project.