Communities mark Indigenous People's day amid evictions and broken promises

Ogiek community members light a fire before retrieving honey from a traditional beehive at the Mara forest, on July 20, 2017. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

As the world celebrates the International Day of World’s Indigenous People's today, it is a dull moment for those living in Kenya.

Local forest indigenous groups say while courts have come to their protection, marginalisation continues with long-standing unimplemented court rulings, evictions and ethnic clashes amid a raging global pandemic.