Text of report by Barnabas Bii entitled: "Give Mau farmers land, MPs tell State" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 20 July Members of parliament from Rift Valley Province have asked the government to provide alternative land to the people living in Mau Forest [southwest Kenya] before evicting them.

Text of report by Lucas Barasa, Mike Mwaniki and Kenneth Ogosia entitled: "Depleted Mau forest delays Sondu Miriu power project launch" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 17 July, subheading as published Plans to inject an additional 60 megawatts into the national electricity grid have suffered a setback due to the destruction of Mau forest [southwestern Kenya].

Text of report by Lucas Barasa entitled: "10 Rift Valley MPs reject Raila plan on Mau" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 17 July, subheadings inserted editorially Ten MPs have rebelled against Prime Minister Raila Odinga over the Mau forest [southwest Kenya] evictions and told their constituents not to leave the area by October as agreed at a meeting on Tuesday [15 July].

Kenya says underinvestment in agriculture main cause of food crisis NAIROBI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government said on Thursday that the food crisis facing most of the African countries was caused by under-investment in agriculture which is the backbone of the economies in the continent.

Kenya calls for increased funding in agriculture in Africa NAIROBI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government on Monday called on African governments to increase funding to the agricultural sector to help avert perennial food shortages ravaging the continent.