Ogiek return to African Court over delayed justice in landmark land rights case

Arusha. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has resumed hearings in the landmark case between Kenya’s Indigenous Ogiek community and the Kenyan government, signalling a new chapter in a protracted legal struggle over ancestral land and cultural rights.

This week’s public hearing in Arusha centres on Application No. 006/2012, which seeks to assess Kenya’s compliance with the Court’s 2017 and 2022 rulings.