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Ogiek
villagers under pressure to leave homes
December
8, 2004 - In the village of Kiptilian members of the Ogiek are
being pressed to leave their houses by Silvester Ntutu, brother of
the member of the Kenyan parliament Ole Ntutu. Silvester Ntutu
claims to have land rights of this place in the ancient Mau forest
and has threatened several villagers that he is able to call in
the help of the army.
A delegation of villagers has gone to the town of Narok to protest
at the office of the district governor. The only measure he took
was offering two body guards to Silvester Ntutu.
On
the long run there seems to be some hope for the Ogiek. It is
expected that the parliament will vote for a new constitution
before the elections to be held in 2007, acknowledging the land
rights of all indigenous peoples in Kenya.
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