Violent evictions are latest ordeal for Kenya’s Ogiek seeking land rights

SASIMWANI, Kenya — On a cold November afternoon, Esther Norparua and two of her daughters sat on the ground outside her homestead facing the forest. Dark clouds gathered, but the compound’s two houses would offer little shelter from the coming rain: several days earlier, police had descended on Ogiek villages in this part of Kenya’s … Continue reading Violent evictions are latest ordeal for Kenya’s Ogiek seeking land rights