Radical Anthropology on Nostr: nprofile1q…54zdv also legally recognized home of #Ogiek people, ancient inhabitants ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqh9p6e4aumjpy8e8rp7g7fqlfhs2tugp0e05lfmsx7x0zy4jtapmq454zdv (nprofile…4zdv) also legally recognized home of #Ogiek people, ancient inhabitants and curators of Mau Forest, who have been attacked by Forest Service terrorists.
'Indigenous Ogiek communities inhabit portions of the Mau Forest, and in 2017 won a court case that recognized their rights to their ancestral land in Mau Forest, according to previous Mongabay coverage.
However, the Kenya Forest Service maintained the ruling did not extend to agriculture or house-building, and in 2023 began demolishing Ogiek structures located within Mau.
“They have been burning houses and food stores, which is really frustrating, especially during such a rainy season,” Daniel Kobei, executive director of the Ogiek Peoples’ Development Program (OPDP), told Mongabay during a phone interview in 2023. “We estimate the losses currently at 50 million shillings [$330,000]. It is a humanitarian crisis.”'
'Indigenous Ogiek communities inhabit portions of the Mau Forest, and in 2017 won a court case that recognized their rights to their ancestral land in Mau Forest, according to previous Mongabay coverage.
However, the Kenya Forest Service maintained the ruling did not extend to agriculture or house-building, and in 2023 began demolishing Ogiek structures located within Mau.
“They have been burning houses and food stores, which is really frustrating, especially during such a rainy season,” Daniel Kobei, executive director of the Ogiek Peoples’ Development Program (OPDP), told Mongabay during a phone interview in 2023. “We estimate the losses currently at 50 million shillings [$330,000]. It is a humanitarian crisis.”'