Forced eviction and demolitions a trend?
According to the Kenya Vision 2030, infrastructure sector is one of the foundations of the pillars expected to provide cost effective world class facilities and services. To achieve this, several factors have to be put into consideration in order to start the process....
Grassroots Communities call for engagement in Lapsset projects.
Recently, Kenya has witnessed massive forceful evictions carried out to pave way for development and infrastructure projects, solve environmental concerns, extraction of natural resources and enable urban redevelopment and beautification initiatives among other...
Urgent call for intervention in oil-rich area
Since oil was discovered in Turkana in 2012, new conflicts have developed. Conflicts have initially existed between the Turkana and Pokot communities, over border regions. But with the discovery of oil, residents have developed unrealistically high expectations that...
Lamu residents chocking on land struggles
According to previous reports, land conflicts in Lamu stem way back to the 1900s when land was listed as government land (now public land). The county population stands at 112,252 persons composed of 58,641 males and 53,611 females as projected in 2012. This includes...
Ogiek call on Government to Implement the Land marking Ruling
The Ogiek, an indigenous community in Kenya that has for years since pre-colonial- period faced forceful evictions from the Mau Forest now wants the government to fast track the implementation of a ruling by the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights made in...
What land will be left for Isiolo residents?
Back in 2016, Isiolo governor Godana Doyo wanted the LAPSSET corridor that traverses the county to be rerouted to a new route. The idea to reroute was to avoid conflict-prone areas along Meru-Isiolo border. The corridor was originally designed to pass through Garba...
What does the oil sharing agreement by President Uhuru really mean?
In the recent past, Turkana residents have been pushing for a raise in the allocation of the oil share through their leader Josphat Nanok. They needed the raise to 10% saying the 5% suggested was inadequate. The concession came after MPs in the National Assembly's...
NOC explores Oil in Shompole
Shompole is a beautiful pastoralist area around one and half hours’ drive south of Nairobi, Kenya. Shompole has a vast array of largely unspoiled natural resources including forests, grassy plains, the Ewaso Nyiro River, unique volcanic landscapes including alkaline...
Controversy as tests show no gas in Kipeto
News had previously emerged from Kipeto, a location in Kajiado County that some hydrologists had come across a ‘reservoir’ that contained an oduorless gas. The gas upon lighting caught fire, leading to suspicion that it was natural gas. The hydrologists were from a...
Renewed Hope for Justice- Kerio valley Fluorspar Land compensation
After more than 40 years of delayed compensation for residents in the Kerio Valley region, there is now a renewed hope for justice to families who lost about 9070 acres of their land to pave way for Kerio Valley Fluorspar mining company. [author_image...