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Kenya: Ogiek Community Sues State for Eviction From Ancestral Land
Nation, 9 June 2021
The Ogiek community living at Chepkitale in Mt Elgon Forest have sued the government for evicting them from their ancestral land and gazetting it as the national game reserve. Read more »
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Kenya: The Ogiek Mark Another African Court Judgment With No Justice in Sight
Nation, 30 May 2021
Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Isaac Okero warned that the government risked exposing the country to anarchy and a state of lawlessness if they continued the flagrant… Read more »
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Kenya: Ogiek Protest Against Plan to Settle Mau Land Dispute
Nation, 26 October 2020
The government's bid to resolve Eastern Mau Forest land disputes is facing headwinds after the Ogiek threatened to withdraw from the process, citing dishonesty of State officials. Read more »
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Kenya: How Kenya's Indigenous Ogiek Are Using Modern Technology to Validate Their Land Rights
IPS, 21 July 2020
The Ogiek community, indigenous peoples from Kenya's Chepkitale National Reserve, are in the process of implementing a modern tool to inform and guide the conservation and… Read more »