President Uhuru projects to nowhere are facing rejection on the ground. Who is advising Uhuru to prepare for year 3000 yet he can’t sustain his 10 years alone? Vision 2030 is now a certified fallacy and Uhuru is again lying to 47million fools that he’s investing for future! Which future if Kenya will be economically poor than the war torn Somalia?
The Construction of the multi-billion Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Naivasha has fallen into disarray after families squatting on land earmarked for the project refused to vacate as agreed.
The Maasai community are demanding for better compensation package before vacating a section of the 10,000 acres that has been set aside for the special economic zone.
The move comes barely two weeks after President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the construction of the depot with the Government allocating Sh6.9 billion for the project. The area is part of the vast Kedong ranch on Mai Mahiu-Narok Highway where the dry port and Special Economic Zones are set for construction.
Addressing the press after a peaceful protest in Suswa, the group said they were not ready to move from the land as there were compensation issues yet to be settled. Their leader Simon Koilel said the 4,000 acres given to them in order to relocate was not enough, adding that over 10,000 families would be affected.
Mr Koilel said those who claimed to have bargained on behalf of the community to get the land had no blessings from them. He said though they welcomed the construction of massive government projects, they were not ready to move until they are duly-compensated.
“The land they claim to have offered us is not enough given the population that lives on this land and we are demanding more negotiations before we move out,” he said.
Community leader Patrick ole Kariasu said the Government ought to have spoken to them over the resettlement before planning to move them out. Mr Kariasu said they received a message from Rift Valley Regional Coordinator George Natembeya informing them to move from the land, adding that they were not ready to move.
“We will move to court to block this move by government until, we must be given our dues in line with the law,” he said.
Esther Parisire, a resident, blamed four individuals from the area for misleading them by claiming to have received land on their behalf.
“What can 4,000 acres do with this population, they should stop pretending that they care and give us our rights,” said Ms Parisire.
