Laboot: Where the Ogiek seek divine counsel from their gods

"Where Laboot stands is the exact point our ancestors used to gather under a canopy of trees (Kamotuui) to share notes on our cultural developments and play judge to our people. Today we have replaced the trees with huts and a mega hall made of wooden walls where our children visit to learn about their heritage and life in general," says Cosmus Murunga, the Ogiek Council of Elders chair.

"It's particularly fantastic to receive our kin who travel the world because of education and those born out of our native forest habitat returning home to identify with their 32 sub-clan among our tribe."