In direct contradiction to the AfCHPR’s rulings, Kenya’s Environment and Land Court in Nakuru issued a judgment in September ...

In a landmark ruling in May 2017, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights affirmed the Indigenous Ogiek’s status as ...

of Kenya’s constitution. Chairman of the elders council Paul Kiptum said, “When planning to restore and protect Mau Forest Complex – remember, the Ogiek indigenous peoples are part of the ecosystem ...

Indigenous Peoples who still primarily spoke their mother tongues were being left behind in the global public health response. Emily Lerosion, a leader in the Samburu tribe in northern Kenya ...

One of the most controversial ways to fight climate warming has been the reliance on carbon markets. In essence, such ...

Arusha. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has resumed hearings in the landmark case between Kenya’s Indigenous Ogiek community and the Kenyan government, signalling a new chapter ...

The Council asked Kenya to ensure consistent and effective application of the principle of free, informed and prior consent on lands traditionally used, occupied or owned by Indigenous groups The ...

But the Ogiek people are being evicted from their ancestral lands by the government – their homes destroyed. Kenya’s government says it’s acting to protect the ecosystem. But the indigenous ...

Our people have embraced foreign seeds at the expense of ... change that drove him to think of composing songs about the threats facing the Indigenous seeds in Kenya and across Africa. The choir ...

GENEVA (4 June 2025) – A UN expert* today expressed grave concern over the ongoing land demarcation by the Government of Kenya in the Eastern Mau Complex, which threatens ancestral lands of the Ogiek ...

A United Nations human rights expert called on the Kenyan government to immediately stop ongoing land demarcation activities in the Eastern Mau Complex Wednesday, warning that the process threatens ...