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    Indigenous peoples in Kenya

    The indigenous peoples in Kenya include hunter-gatherers such as the Ogiek, Sengwer, Yaaku Waata and Sanya, while pastoralists include the Endorois, Turkana, Maasai, Samburu and others.
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Kenya: Landmark decision recognizes Ogiek community as indigenous right-holders

In a landmark decision, the court of Kenya identifies the Ogiek community of Mau forest as both indigenous and minority, using ILO 169 definition of Indigenous Peoples . The decision affirms that the community has been and continues to be discriminated against through evictions and that their rights to livelihoods based on hunting and gathering cultural traditions have been threatened. We are happy to see that according to this decision the Ogiek community should be resettled in their ancestral home within a year.

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