http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2008/09/03/saving-kenyan-forest-is-it-a-turning-point/ African business, politics and lifestyle Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2008/09/03/saving-kenyan-forest-is-it-a-turning-point/#comment-1803 Jon Two fifty Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:53:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africa/2008/09/03/saving-kenyan-forest-is-it-a-turning-point/#comment-1803 This is very encouraging but very unfortunate to see that still there are some of the politicians who want a compromise on this grave issue, and i also personally think that why get financial help for a mess we have created?? it beats logic, let the government and politicians come up with the money to compensate the so called "squatters", they are the cause of all this in the first place, our ecosystem is at the mercy of tribal leaders who only think of political sustainability but not sustaining life. We are waiting to see what happens on this issue, meanwhile i ask fellow kenyans to plant at least a tree on there birthday or once a year and to care for the tree, if we want nature to be kind to us let us be kind to it. This is very encouraging but very unfortunate to see that still there are some of the politicians who want a compromise on this grave issue, and i also personally think that why get financial help for a mess we have created?? it beats logic, let the government and politicians come up with the money to compensate the so called “squatters”, they are the cause of all this in the first place, our ecosystem is at the mercy of tribal leaders who only think of political sustainability but not sustaining life. We are waiting to see what happens on this issue, meanwhile i ask fellow kenyans to plant at least a tree on there birthday or once a year and to care for the tree, if we want nature to be kind to us let us be kind to it.

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2008/09/03/saving-kenyan-forest-is-it-a-turning-point/#comment-1709 Rose Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:40:39 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africa/2008/09/03/saving-kenyan-forest-is-it-a-turning-point/#comment-1709 On environment, there is no national interest. The PM is just playing to the international gallery. He need to win international support especially UN's and World Bank, what better way to do it than Mau forest. Locally, he wants to create an enemy. It is politics,a politician has to appeal to a wider constituency and what better way that to let the rest of the country see that some people are fighting him when he wants to work? By the way, some politicians are still logging even with all the attention. Anybody serious about conserving Mau forest should also talk tough on logging not only that forest but others in Kenya( there is big scandal on sandalwood and other indigenous tree that play important role in trapping carbon) Bottom line, we need a big national transformation in Kenya to really care about our environment. On environment, there is no national interest. The PM is just playing to the international gallery. He need to win international support especially UN’s and World Bank, what better way to do it than Mau forest. Locally, he wants to create an enemy. It is politics,a politician has to appeal to a wider constituency and what better way that to let the rest of the country see that some people are fighting him when he wants to work?
By the way, some politicians are still logging even with all the attention. Anybody serious about conserving Mau forest should also talk tough on logging not only that forest but others in Kenya( there is big scandal on sandalwood and other indigenous tree that play important role in trapping carbon) Bottom line, we need a big national transformation in Kenya to really care about our environment.

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