Ogiek community asks govt to expedite their compensation
The Ogiek Indigenous community has called on the national government and the National Land Commission (NLC) to expedite their compensation and resettlement program. Led by the Executive Director of Ogiek’s People Development Program(OPDP), Daniel Kobei, the community decried of lack of political goodwill in the implementation of the recommendation of the court. Speaking during a […]
Maa leaders back Tobiko on Mau eviction order
A section of political leaders from Narok and Kajiado counties have rallied behind the government’s planned phase two evictions of Mau Forest settlers. Led by Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku, Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina and his Kajiado counterpart Philip Mpayeei and former Nairobi City Speaker Alex Ole Magelo, the leaders said they fully support […]
Natembeya: Michuki student walks in the footsteps of mentor
A few days ago, a video clip of Rift Valley Regional coordinator George Natembeya warning chiefs who have failed to tame the perennial cattle rustling menace in the North Rift to “wake up from slumber or ship out” went viral in the social media. “Hakuna siku serikali itachezewa namna hii na majangili na nyinyi mko, […]
Mau Forest Complex: Halt Mau evictions, RV leaders ask government
Once considered as God’s bathroom owing to abundant flow of water and green life, conservation experts now believe it might take more than a century to return Mau Forest Complex—Kenya’s biggest water tower—to its original status. And, that is only possible if the government manages to stop wanton logging and destruction of forest cover, unauthorised […]