While the president might have meant well with his statement, the
political elite see the evictions as a threat to their political
survival. It is imperative that for development to take place, the
traditional rural-urban migration be stopped by developing more rural
areas and putting in place all the necessary functional amenities such
as schools, hospitals, sewarage systems etc for accomodating people. I
wish we had a time to add input in Vision 2030 as we are with the
constitution!

On 08/12/2009, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> After reading the presidents Kenyatta day speech he actually set the agenda
> meeting the 2030 objectives. I feel that if the government has the good
> will they should start by applying this issue in Mau.
>
> Extract from President's Kenyatta day speech
> "For the better
>   part of our history, Kenya has been a rural-based economy, with a few
> cities
>   and towns. These lifestyles and livelihoods cannot sustain us much longer
> under
>   the double pressure arising from relentless rapid population growth and
> the
>   changing climate.
>
>
> This reality will
>   make it very difficult for the bulk of our people to draw their sustenance
> from
>   farming or livestock keeping.
>
> We have no choice
>   but to plan for rapid urbanization and rural eco-cluster settlements. We
> must
>   plan for several large metropolitan areas in various parts of the country
> which
>   will serve to hold the bulk of the population. We must also plan for a
> highly
>   effective rural cluster eco-programme for both agricultural and pastoral
> communities."
>
> Those evicted from the Mau should be resettled in a new settlement providing
> all the necessary amenities. They can then be employed to replant the trees
> while the government in association with the private sector creates new
> employment opportunities that would absorb them after completion of the
> afforestation exercise and also their children as they come of age.
>
> I asked a friend who plants maize in the region and she tells me that they
> make a net profit of 100,000/- per year from a 14 acre farm. This equates
> to about 9,000/- per month, so someone with 5 acres can only make 3,500/-
> per month from maize. If the government hired them at a salary of 10,000/-
> and provided a mortgage scheme for the houses we can resolve this issue
> while also making strides towards 2030.
>
> There are 1,500 people which translates to about 400 families, all can be
> accommodated on a 10 acre plot in 3 bedroom flats. The construction of this
> units using precast concrete structures would take less than 12 months and
> would cost 1 billion including all amenities.
>
> Lets urbanize as the President is advocating and stop sending people back to
> rural settings that are unsustainable.
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Yawe
>
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>
> Kenya
>
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
>

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