Kenya

Campaign Update - Kenya: Samburu Decry Forceful Eviction

Date: 01/20/2012

The Samburu's legal case against the African Wildlife Foundation and the Kenya Wildlife Service is gaining more attention in the regional press, with reporting coming from AfricaNews on Tuesday.  The article reported on the issue after peaceful demonstations were held by the Samburu last week to protest the continuous and unjustified harassment by police.

Campaign Update - Kenya: First Peoples Worldwide Joins Samburu Rights Campaign

Date: 01/09/2012

First Peoples Worldwide announced a grant of $7,000 that will enable Samburu leaders to train community members in human rights law and prepare them to more effectively defend their rights. See their press release below summarizing the urgent human rights crisis that has developed over the last few months, and please consider how you may support the Samburu

Campaign Update – Kenya: Court Recognizes Land Transfer to Kenya Wildlife Service

Date: 12/15/2011

Yesterday a Kenyan court recognized the transfer of title to the property known as Eland Downs, from the African Wildlife Foundation to the Kenya Wildlife Service, the government agency that manages Kenya’s national park system. The decision is disputed by Samburu people who were evicted from the property last year when former president Daniel arap Moi sold it to the African Wildlife Foundation. In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the African Wildlife Foundation transferred title to the property to the Kenya Wildlife Service to create a new Laikipia National Park. The Samburu will continue to argue their right to the property when the court reconvenes in 2012.

Campaign Update- Kenya: Police, Courts Rank as Most Corrupt Institutions in Kenya

Date: 12/09/2011

A report by the Transparency International released Thursday ranks Kenya 154 out of 182 countries that were surveyed on the Corruption Perception Index.  Their overall score improved only a fraction of a percent from last year, despite a zero-tolerance campaign by the current government administration in Kenya.

Campaign Update – Kenya: Elders and Livestock Released

Date: 12/01/2011

Two Samburu elders who were beaten and arrested during a week of police violence against the Samburu people in Laikipia, Kenya, have been released. Police also released the Samburu people’s cows, goats, and sheep that survived last week’s police round-up and impoundment.  Samburu people report, however, that many of their animals were lost in the bush during the chaotic police round-up or possibly attacked by wild animals. Police were also seen roasting and eating some of the livestock.

Campaign Update - Kenya: Court Blocks National Park; Police Attack Samburu Community

Date: 11/29/2011

Samburu mother watches as her animals are taken by police.Samburu mother watches as her animals are taken by police.A Samburu community’s fight to retain their land and grazing rights on a property known variably as Kisargei, Elan Downs, or Kabarak Farm in Kenya’s Laikipia district turned violent over the weekend as Kenyan police attacked the community, killing at least one Samburu elder and confiscating the community’s cows and goats, an estimated 10,000 animals.

Campaign Update – Kenya: Documentary Blasts Conservation Organizations for Abusing Indigenous Peoples

Date: 06/22/2011

A film called “Conservation’s Dirty Secrets” spotlights the alleged role of the African Wildlife Foundation in the brutal evictions of Samburu pastoralists in Kenya over the last three years. British film maker Oliver Steeds interviewed evicted Samburu elders and filmed their burning dwellings as Kenyan police attempted to arrest his Samburu guides. A Kenyan court is currently hearing the Samburu eviction case (see updates posted on this website).

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