Kaya elders guard sacred forests to fight grim effects of climate change

A section of Mrima Forest in Kwale County. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Mijikenda traditional elders known as Kaya have taken up their positions on the front line in combating climate change through the conservation of their sacred forests.

And as pressure continues to mount from intruders hell-bent on encroaching the vast forests, the Kaya elders are now pleading with the government and other non-State actors to help fence the forests and issue them with title deeds.