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Taskforce on Ogiek resettlement illegal, court rules

Members of the Ogiek community during protests at Okirikirai area, Narok North, on August 11, 2024. [File, Standard]

The taskforce created to implement the ruling of African Court on Human People's Rights (ACHPR) regarding the resettlement of over 35,000 Ogiek communities is illegal, null and void.

Environment and Lands Court Judge John Mutungi ruled that the taskforce, formed by the government in November 2017, did not include Ogiek members, which was unfair and unjust.

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