Tanzania President Vows to Never Evict Maasai

President Jakaya Kikwete responded after an international outcry against plans to turn their ancestral land into a commercial hunting ground for Arab royalty.

The Maasai have lost so much of their land, they cannot afford to lose any more, according to Survival International.

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