Open Letter to the Attorney General of Kenya Calling for him to Halt the Evictions of the Ogiek Community from the Mau Forest Complex

This open letter calls upon the Kenyan Government to halt the ongoing evictions of the Ogiek community in the Mau Forest by the Kenyan Forest Service (KFS) and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).

The open letter was sent to the Kenyan Government by Community Land Action Now (CLAN). CLAN is composed of pastoralists, hunter-gatherers (mainly forest peoples), and settled communities whose lands include forests, rangelands, and other commons, existing across 27 counties in the Republic of Kenya.

Read the full letter here 

Signed by: 

1. Ogiek Indigenous Peoples Program (OPDP)

2. Chepkitale Indigenous People Development Project (CIPDP)

3. Ogiek of Narok (Sasimwani)

4. Narasha Community and Development Group (NCDG)

5. Maasai Mau Forest

6. Ren’dille Community

7. GURAPAU Group

8. Ogiek of Mt. Elgon

9. Sengwer of Kabolet Forest

10. Ren’dille Professionals Association (RPA)

11. Chari Community

12. Rombo Community

13. Lake Bogoria Community

14. East Mau Ogiek Community

15. Sengwer of Kabolet Forest

16. Sanye Community

17. Olkiramatian Community

18. Chawia/Mkuki Community

19. Lokichar Action Network (LAN)

20. Samburu Women Trust (SWT)

21. Korondile Community

22. Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Watch (IPCCW)

23. Ogaden Community

24. Nareto Latia Indigenous Peoples Programme (NLIPP)

25. Gumbato Community

26. Sengwer Indigenous Peoples’ Programme (SIPP)

27. Kerio Valley Community Organization (KVCO)

28. Aweer Community

29. Yaaku Community

30. Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners (ILEPA)

31. Waso Integrated Development Network (WIDN)

32. Lemek Community

33. Ombolion Community

34. Taita Resources Community Centre (TARC)

35. Shompole Community

36. Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation (IMPACT)

37. Ilaramatak Community Concerns

38. Elmolo Community

39. Sakuye Community

40. Mtsara Wa Tsatsu Community

41. Arid Lands Action Forum (ALAF)

42. Ormara Community

43. Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN)

44. Chari Community

45. Forum for Indigenous Resource Management (FIRM)

46.Mgeno Community

47. Munishoi Community

48. Mramba Community

49. Lokapel Community

50. Torosei Community

51. Milalulu Community

52. Miasenyi Community

53. Endorois Welfare Council (EWC)

54. Namuncha Community

55. Dassanach Community