People who live on disputed land in the Mau forest stand outside wooden shacks at a local market August, 26, 2008. A familiar Kenyan saga of corruption, illegal landgrabbing and the use of state resources to buy electoral votes has destroyed a quarter of the 400,000 hectare forest in the last decade with an impact that could be felt as far away as Egypt. Picture taken August 26, 2008. To match feature ENVIRONMENT-KENYA/FOREST REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (KENYA)
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