On May 26,2019, Ogiek celebrated 2nd Anniversary of their historic win of land rights case against Government of Kenya at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) in Arusha, Tanzania. The ruling made on May 26,2017 pronounced their rights to their ancestral land in Mau and affirmed their indigeneity whose identity should be recognized […]
The end of July 2020 saw ethnic clashes from Narok County in Olpusmoru spilling over to Nakuru county affecting Mariashoni in Molo sub-county and Nessuit in Njoro sub-county. Lasting for almost a week, these clashes left 12 people dead, over 100 injured and over 200 houses burnt. On 4th August Rift Valley Regional Commissioner, Mr. George […]
During the months of July and August 2020, Ogiek Youth Council (OYC) in partnership with VIVA Girls, has been running a program aimed at mentoring Ogiek adolescent girls. This program was able to reach over 200 girls in Mariashoni, Nessuit- Nakuru County, and Kesses location- Uasin Gishu County. The theme for this program was “Effects […]
On August 23,2019,Ogiek will be holding the 4th Annual Ogiek Cultural Day at Maasai Girls Secondary School in Narok,Narok County. The event themed “My Culture,My Language is My Identity” will be attended by varying communities, both national and county government officials and human rights advocates. The Ogiek will be exhibiting their traditions through songs,skits,poems and cultural artifacts.It […]
“When a language disappears, community’s identity and culture are lost” this was the message arched to during the Ogiek folktale contest award ceremony which was in line with the celebration of International Mother Language Day.Language is the most powerful tool that keeps people connected to their culture and identity.This year’s International Mother Language Day theme […]
The Ogiek, an indigenous community in Kenya, found within the Mau Forest complex and Chepkitale forest in Mt Elgon are yet to receive their justice despite the winning Land Mark ruling in African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACtHPR) on 26th May 2017 against the Kenyan Government. It is almost exactly three years down the line, and […]
Coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world! By early May 2020, over 3.5 million people infected across the globe over a two hundred thousand people have succumbed to the same. On Friday 13th March 2020, the first Coronavirus case was recorded in Kenya, and since then, over 400 people have been infected, and […]
“When a language disappears, community’s identity and culture are lost” this was the message arched to during the Ogiek folktale contest award ceremony which was in line with the celebration of International Mother Language Day.Language is the most powerful tool that keeps people connected to their culture and identity.This year’s International Mother Language Day theme […]
Ogiek celebrated 4th Annual Ogiek Cultural Day on August 23,2019 with calls to the government to safeguard their human rights as a bridge to preventing extinction of their language and culture. As an indigenous community faced with land tenure insecurities over their ancestral land in Mau, existence of Ogiek language, the community’s values, traditions and […]
A study conducted by OPDP and released in February shows MIPs in Nakuru County still experience diverse violations related to their land rights despite provisions of Constitution of Kenya (2010) protecting their rights to property and land. Making the situation worse is the fact that most MIPs are not financially endowed thus unable to seek […]