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Ogiek opposes decision to support them to grow food in forest

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Mount Elgon MP Fred Kapondi. [File, Standard]

An indigenous community has opposed a decision by Mount Elgon MP Fred Kapondi to support the hunter-gatherer group to grow food inside a forest.

Through an environmental rights group, the Ogiek community living in Chepkitale Forest dismissed the MP's calls, saying their culture does not allow them to degrade their habitat.

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