Two Ogiek killed in violent land clash
Two Ogiek have died after several days of violent clashes between Ogiek and a neighbouring tribe, the Kipsigis (Kalenjin).
Two Ogiek have died after several days of violent clashes between Ogiek and a neighbouring tribe, the Kipsigis (Kalenjin).
Under government instruction, police have torched Ogiek houses and destroyed crops, instilling widespread terror.
Facing the threat of eviction, the Ogiek call on the Kenyan government to recognise their right to their forest territory.
In an exciting development, hunter-gatherer and pastoralist peoples are playing an active part in the conference which is debating Kenya's new Constitution. That they are able to do so is a breakthrough and a sign of hope for tribal peoples' rights.
Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi has been exposed as one of the main beneficiaries of a controversial plan to cut down nearly 70,000 hectares (170,000 acres) of Kenya's remaining forest, much of it in the Mau forest, home of Kenya's Ogiek tribe.
The Ogiek people of Kenya are resisting a government that seems determined to destroy their forest home.
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