Encompassing some 2,700 square kilometers, Mau Forest is considered the most important water catchment in western Kenya, providing water to millions of people. But recent satellite data reveal ...
In a landmark ruling in May 2017, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights affirmed the Indigenous Ogiek’s status as ancestral owners of the Mau Forest in Kenya and ordered the ...
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The crisis at the Mau Forest complex where eviction is underway did not start today. If ...
[Caroline Chebet/Standard] The caveat on Mau Forest land has affected the issuance of titles in four sub-counties. Residents in Kuresoi North, Kuresoi South, Molo and Njoro sub-counties will not ...
In October, he called for the eviction of people living in the 380,000-hectare Mau Forest. While some environmentalists hailed the move as critical to safeguarding the forest, some human rights ...