International human rights organizations called upon the Kenyan government on Tuesday to halt illegal and forceful evictions in the Mau Forest, located in the Rift Valley of Kenya. Amnesty ...

MAU FOREST, Kenya (Reuters) - Trudging out of the woods in a heavy downpour with a large sack roped to his back and two black chickens cradled in his arms, Eric arap Tuwei joins his wife and six ...

Narok, Kenya: Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has started demarcating boundaries in sections of the Mau Forest under its jurisdiction to deter encroachment. KFS said after the demarcation, which kicked off ...

In Kenya, the Ogiek Indigenous people are fighting their ongoing eviction from their ancestral Mau Forest. Kenyan human rights advocates have taken legal action to block further evictions and accuse ...

Kenya is thirsty. Much of its water supply comes from natural water towers — elevated forests that soak up water during the rainy season and slowly release it during the rest of the year. But Kenya's ...

The Mau Forest Complex, situated in Kenya’s Rift Valley province, forms the catchment of the main rivers that provide water to the western part of the country. Recent excisions in the Mau Complex have ...

Kenya Environmental & Political News writes about the conservation efforts to protect the Mau Complex, the largest forest ecosystem in the country. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A stream in the forest that is frequented by wild animals and birds for water The Mau ...

Nairobi — Rhino Ark has completed the construction and powering of 7.8 kilometres of new electric fence in the South Western Mau, strengthening efforts to protect one of Kenya's key water towers from ...