Kenyan Govt Evicts Tribe to Save Forest

The government is forcefully evicting thousands of people, including the indigenous Sengwer tribe, from the Embobut forest in western Kenya in an effort to promote forest conservation and safeguard urban water access.
  • Kenya:   Govt Evicts Tribe to Save Forest

    IPS, 24 January 2014

    Kenyan government security forces are forcefully evicting thousands of people, including the indigenous Sengwer tribe, from the Embobut forest in western Kenya by burning homes and… Read more »

Forest guards arrive in Kenya's Embobut Forest in preparation for the evictions.

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