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in KenyaFinding themselves increasingly marginalised, can the indigenous Ogiek community in Kenya preserve their culture, traditions and way of life? By Chelsea Purvis Mau Forest, Kenya: Ogiek elders guide visitors through Bobo’s Farm. They wear traditional Ogiek clothing, animal-skin wraps and fur caps. The elders explain the ecological and cultural significance of each tree and plant: […] More
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in KenyaDespite a long history in Kenya, Nubians struggle to be recognised as Kenyans and to enjoy the rights and support than come with citizenship. By Rachuonyo Duncan Nairobi, Kenya: For over a century, Kenya has been home to members of the Nubian ethnic group. Originally from Nuba, a region located along the River Nile in […] More
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in KenyaAs general elections approach, pragmatic allegiances along ethnic lines and tensions between communities could increase. By Nikita Bernardi Nairobi, Kenya: The conflict in the Tana delta region of Kenya between the Orma and Pokomo communities claimed more than 100 lives in just two weeks earlier this month. A curfew, the deployment of the General Service […] More
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in KenyaAs drought brings increasing instability to the region, the control of small arms becomes a problem of increasing urgency. By Alasdair Reid Turkana, Kenya: On a recent trip to Turkana in northern Kenya, somewhere between Maralal and Baragoi we stopped by a dry riverbed. A group of 12 men came into view through the desert […] More