Ogiek Peoples Development Program(OPDP) Director Daniel Kobei had lauded steps made by Hunter Gatherer Forum Kenya Network in advocating for the indigenous groups. Kobei’s sentiments come even as all Hunter Gatherer communities under the HUGAFO-K (Hunter Gatherer Forum Kenya) network successfully submitted their memoranda on the National Policy and Bill on Ethnic Minorities and Marginalized […]
Members of the indigenous peoples congregated on Thursday August 14, 2025 at the Ogiek Cultural Centre in Nkareta, Narok for exchange learning program. The meeting brought together members of Sengwer, Ogiek and FED(Uganda) Communities. During the meeting, they shared about various aspects of culture of the indigenous peoples. The communities shared culture, language, environmental conservation […]
It has been 8 years since the Arusha landmark ruling. The Arusha landmark ruling of May 26, 2017 which is ruling by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights in Arusha, Tanzania found the Kenyan government in violation of the rights of the rights of the Ogiek. Specifically, the court ruled that the Kenyan […]
The Ogiek Community has called on government to stop treating them as others but rather ensure implementation of the Landmark Court ruling that recognized them as indigenous peoples who have rights to their ancestral land in Mau Forest Complex. Speaking in Narok after holding peaceful procession to County Commissioner’s office, the more than 700 community […]