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Kaya forests in danger of extinction

By NGUMBAO KITHI

The Kaya sacred forests are relict patches of what once sheltered the fortified villages of the Mijikenda people on the Kenyan Coast. The Mijikenda are nine communities living at the Coast who speak a similar language. They use the traditional forests as their sacred worship places.

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