Ogieks use traditional bylaws to conserve their historical lands

Eveline Langat, a traditional medicine woman harvesting herbs in South West Mau forest. [Caroline Chebet, Standard] 

Peter Kitelo stops midway in a foot path within the vast swathe of moorland, and scans through the patch before settling on a particular spot located barely 500 metres from Chepkitale hill within Mt Elgon forest.

“This is where my grandfather was buried many years ago. He used to live within this forest which we live in today,” he says.