Kenya’s Ogiek: The Guardians of Mau

The Ogiek, traditional hunter-gatherers, have been subject to violent evictions from their ancestral homeland in the Mau Forest Complex of western Kenya since the beginning of British colonial rule. In 2017, after more than 20 years of legal wrangling, the Ogiek won a landmark victory when an international court ruled that the Kenyan government had violated the Ogiek’s right to their ancestral land by evicting them. However, there are signs that the Kenyan government may be backing down from its pledge to support the court’s decision. Activists are warning of “an imminent plan” by the government to evict Ogiek from parts of the forest.

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