Raila takes on Uhuru over Mau payout

• Finance minister maintains there is no money for big shot forest settlers

“...Kenyans are tired of being taken for a ride. They are tired of losing out while those in a position to save them play politics for their own personal ends,” the PM said in apparent reference to a meeting at State House during which Mr Ruto argued for Sh1 billion to be used to resettle the evictees. “I can confirm the State House meeting but I have not been to any other meeting where the Sh2 billion was discussed,” Mr Ruto said recently.

“Those people currently living by the roadside are Kenyans, at the very least human beings, who deserve to be settled. Those who own huge tracts of land can be sorted by the law,” he said.

However, MPs Julius Kones and Jushua Kutuny questioned Mr Odinga’s honesty arguing that he supported the amended motion at the time of debate.

Mr Kutuny said the PM appeared to be supporting compensation of the political heavyweights while throwing poor Kenyans on the roadside.

Mr Odinga has said those evicted do not deserve any payment because they illegally encroached on the forest.