The name Ogiek means the origin of a group of Indigenous Peoples who have lived in the forests of Kenya for generations especially the Mau Forest and other forested lands.
There are no arrows on a map showing where the Ogiek people came from because we didn’t migrate here.
We belong to the forest.
We protect the forest.
We are the forest.
Let the world know: Indigenous Peoples like the Ogiek are not visitors. We are the original roots of these lands.
Alexander Kisioi Koech
Environmental Activist / Freelance Journalist
