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Kenya: Govt Illegally Evicts Ogiek From Their Ancestral Forests
Survival International, 3 November 2023
In the midst of King Charles’s state visit to Kenya, local authorities have begun brutal evictions of the Ogiek people from their homes in the Mau Forest. Read more »
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Kenya: Over 300 Affected Occupants of Kirima Land Move to Court to Stop Evictions
Capital FM, 1 November 2023
Over 300 aggrieved residents of Njiru and Mihang'o in Embakasi have filed an urgent application seeking an order to stop execution of the judgment of the court requiring them to… Read more »
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Kenya: Court Orders Eviction of Settlers On Gerishon Kirima's Njiru Land in 70 Days
Capital FM, 23 October 2023
The Environment and Land Court has given unregistered occupants of a parcel of land belonging to late tycoon Gerishon Kirima seventy days to vacate or face eviction on January 1. Read more »
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Kenya: DP Gachagua Says Evictions Must Follow Due Process
Capital FM, 15 October 2023
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has raised concerns over the eviction of traders and individuals allegedly occupying public land, urging government security agencies to involve… Read more »
Kenyan Authorities Accused of Evicting Ogiek From Ancestral Home
In the midst of King Charles III's state visit to Kenya, local authorities, including police and rangers from the Kenya Forestry Service and Kenyan Wildlife Service, participated in the brutal evictions of up to 700 Ogiek people from their homes in the Mau Forest, Survival International reports.
All in the name of conservation.
Footage and images showed Ogiek homes destroyed, while some were razed. It was reported that rangers were forcing some Ogiek people to tear down their homes themselves, in an attempt to claim that the communities are leaving voluntarily.
It is alleged that over the years, Kenya's authorities have carried out many violent and brutal evictions of the Ogiek, destroying homes and property and even killing those who tried to save their property. Ogiek land was handed out to third parties and political cronies who logged much of the forest for substantial profits.
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Ogiek woman Elisabeth Tabinoy sits in front of the remains of her torched and smashed home after a previous eviction (file photo).
