Leonard Chiruyat, 22, a farmer who lives on disputed land at the Mau forest, walks through an area cleared of trees 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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