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Cases / Protected area / relocation · Kenya · 2023

Kenya evicts more than 700 people from Mau Forest where Ogiek won at court

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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 1 none on record · 3 insufficient · 1 not measured · 1 unclear See the gaps

In November 2023 Kenya Forest Service and Kenya Wildlife Service evicted more than 700 people from the Mau Forest, where the African Court had ruled in favour of the Ogiek. Courts in Nakuru and Narok issued orders halting the evictions.

What?
Kenya Forest Service and Kenya Wildlife Service evicted more than 700 people from the Mau Forest in November 2023.
Where?
Mau Forest, Kenya; the halting orders were issued by courts in Nakuru and Narok.
When?
November 2023; court orders of 10 and 23 November 2023.
Who?
Gained
None on record
Lost
  • Mau Forest residents — More than 700 people evicted in November 2023
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Forest and wildlife agencies carried out the evictions; courts then issued orders halting them.
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ruled on the merits on 26 May 2017 that Kenya had violated articles 2, 8, 14, 17, 21 and 22 concerning the Ogiek of the Mau Forest.

In June 2022 the court ruled on reparations, including compensation and collective land titles, according to Mongabay.

In November 2023 Kenya Forest Service and Kenya Wildlife Service evicted more than 700 people; courts in Nakuru (10 November) and Narok (23 November) issued orders halting the evictions.

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    Lawsuits and rulings

    1. 2017-05-26Claimant won
      African Court judgment on the Ogiek and the Mau Forest
      African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights · Civil · Ogiek → Kenya

      The merits judgment found violations of articles 2, 8, 14, 17, 21 and 22. The June 2022 reparations judgment ordered compensation and collective land titles. Mongabay

    Insurers

    No insurer decision on record.

    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • None on record The sources reviewed do not say whether the 2023 evictions targeted Ogiek people; the Ogiek are not named as those evicted.
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: evictions in the Mau resumed in 2020.
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: the 2022 award of 157 million Kenyan shillings has not been implemented, according to community representatives.
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: the African Court rejected forest conservation as a justification for the evictions.
    • Unclear Whether the Nakuru and Narok halting orders remained in force is not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

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    Land titling
    Formal legal recognition of ownership of land.
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