Kenyan government again evicts Ogiek communities from Mau Forest

On Nov. 2, the Kenyan government began demolishing houses and destroying property belonging to Indigenous Ogiek living in the Mau Forest. The Ogiek had won a landmark case in 2017 recognizing their rights to their ancestral land in the forest. The Kenya Forest Service said this did not extend to farming and building homes in … Continue reading Kenyan government again evicts Ogiek communities from Mau Forest