Why would a State Lodge require 100 acres of land carved out of Imenti Forest?
For context:
• State House Nakuru sits on about 5 acres.
• State Lodge Sagana sits on about 10 acres.
• State Lodge Mombasa sits on about 4 acres.
So why is a facility allegedly being planned on a piece of land many times larger than existing presidential residences?
Imenti Forest is not just another piece of real estate.
It is a cultural treasure for the Ameru people and a site deeply connected to Kenya's liberation struggle.
During the fight for independence, sections of this forest provided refuge to Mau Mau fighters who sacrificed everything for the freedoms we enjoy today.
When public land, especially protected forest land, is targeted for conversion, Kenyans have every right to ask hard questions.
My phone rang from a number I didn’t know. Since it was around the time my kids usually get home from school, I quickly answered, thinking it might be one of them. Sure enough, a small, shaky voice said, “Mama, I got on the wrong bus.”
If the facility poses no risk, it can also be set up in the US. Can't it?
And why does Aden Duale now require Sh2.6 billion to prepare for the first 100 Ebola cases? Is that not a risk?
TIFA survey shows that the majority of Kenyans overwhelmingly believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
But the same TIFA has a survey that believes Kasongo is a preferred candidate come 2027.
Can't you see the problem in this survey?
Psychological warfare.