Kenya:Ogiek tribe to become ‘conservation refugees’ 1 June 2009The hunter-gather Ogiek tribe of Kenya could become the latest in the world’s growing tide of ‘conservation refugees’ if Kenya’s government acts on its threat to evict them from their land in the name of conservation.
Kenya:Ogiek leader receives death threat 14 February 2008A leader of the Ogiek tribe in Kenya has received a death threat by telephone. An unknown caller told Mr Mpoiok Kobei, ‘We need your head before Tuesday nineteenth, this month.’
Kenya:Election violence affects Ogiek 4 January 2008Survival has received reports that many Ogiek areas are effectively closed off due to the post election violence in Kenya. Police have barricaded roads leading to one area, so that people cannot leave the community.
Kenya:Two Ogiek killed in violent land clash 13 October 2006Two Ogiek have died after several days of violent clashes between Ogiek and a neighbouring tribe, the Kipsigis (Kalenjin).
Kenya:Ogiek at risk of eviction 1 March 2004Facing the threat of eviction, the Ogiek call on the Kenyan government to recognise their right to their forest territory.
Kenya:Hunter-gatherers and pastoralists participate in debates on constitution 31 May 2003 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.
Kenya:Kenyan President implicated in tribal forest land grab 10 February 2002Kenyan 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.
