Forest Conservation and Utilization in Embobut, Cherangani Hills, Kenya

Rotich, Brian

doi:10.11648/j.ijnrem.20190401.12

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“…Firewood is the most harvested forest product as it is a cheap and readily available source of energy for cooking and heating. These findings compare with that of Rotich (2019) in Embobut forest Kenya and Garekae et al (2019) in Chobe enclave Botswana which both report firewood as the most collected forest product. Honey was the second most harvested product from the forest as the Cherang'any people are renowned for honey harvesting which is part of their traditional gathering practice.…”

Section: Forest Benefits and Associated Problemssupporting

confidence: 69%

Communities attitudes and perceptions towards the status, use and management of Kapolet Forest Reserve in Kenya

Rotich¹,

Makindi²,

Esilaba³

2020

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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Section: Forest Benefits and Associated Problemssupporting

confidence: 69%

Communities attitudes and perceptions towards the status, use and management of Kapolet Forest Reserve in Kenya

Rotich¹,

Makindi²,

Esilaba³

2020

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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“…Embobut covers an area of 21,655 hectares. e mean annual rainfall ranges between 1100 and 1500 mm with two peaks in April to May and August to October [43]. Temperature ranges between 14°C and 25°C with an average of 21°C.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…e population was approximately 26,772 based on the KNBS (2010). From this population, about 3123 people (11.6%) had access to the forest [43]. e sample size was determined by the formula: n � z 2 (pq/d 2 ) [44], whereby n � the desired minimum sample size, z � the standard normal deviation at set confidence interval, d � the acceptable range of error (0.05), p � the proportion of individuals accessing the forest (11.6%), and q � the proportion of individuals not accessing the forest � 1 − p (88.4%).…”

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confidence: 99%

An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Wanjohi

Sudoi

Njenga

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local community members. Traditional names of the plants by traditional healers and local community members were prepared as a checklist. Loss of traditional medicinal names of plants was ascertained with up to 60% overlapping in their nomenclature. The traditional medicinal plants treated 41 diseases within the region, of which local community members understood common ones for treating stomachache (94.8%), diarrhea (70.7%), chest problems (65.5%), and typhoid (63.8%). It was also clear that there was low knowledge index of medicinal plants by the local community members (23.6%) based on knowledge of traditional healers. Clearly, medicinal plants for treatment of malaria, diabetes, tetanus, and pneumonia were recognized by over 40% of the local community members, while plants treating arteriosclerosis, meningitis, arthritis, trachoma, smallpox, rheumatic fever, and gout were known by less than 10% of the respondents. Among plants, the use of roots for treatment was known by over 67% of the local community members compared to fruits, bark, bulb, and flowers (<10%). This low traditional medicinal knowledge in a community relies on the traditional medicinal plants, calling for an urgent need to document the information and perpetuate this knowledge from one generation to another. This can be achieved by collecting the information and developing a database of medicinal plants for future research and potential development of new drugs.

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“…As for the Sengwer (also called the Cherengany), they are also an indigenous traditional community who like the Ogiek were previously a hunter-gatherer community, but whose present lifestyle although like that of the Ogiek, has some remote similarities with that of the typical traditional forest dwelling communities, has changed as they have adopted farming (Rotich, 2019). Its population, which also currently stands at about 30,000 is mainly domiciled in the Embobut bo, 1978).…”

Section: Who Are the Ogiek And The Sengwer Peoples?mentioning

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The Fate of Aboriginal Habitation of Gazetted State Forests in Present Day Kenya: A Case Study of the Agitation by the Ogiek and Sengwer Traditional Communities

Sifuna¹

2021

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Two of Kenya's few traditional communities, the Ogiek and the Sengwer, have for decades now been agitating, and even presently continue agitating to be allowed to enter and inhabit gazetted state forests (government forests) despite the protected status of these forests. They in their agitation claim an aboriginal "entitlement" to such habitation, which in this paper is referred to as "aboriginal habitation". They argue that these forests are their traditional ancestral lands that were in the primordial to pre-colonial times inhabited by their long-departed ancestors. Their agitation, which has persisted for a long time without end, has been resisted by the Kenya government which argues that these forests are government forests that are under state control and protection, and habitation of which is prohibited by law. Besides, of Kenya's land area of approximately 582,600 km 2 , only about 7.4 percent is under forests. Of this, gazetted state forests (also called public forests) occupy a mere 4 percent land area. Yet, it is these particular forests (state forests) that the two traditional communities are agitating to be allowed to inhabit. This paper presents the findings of a 12 months study that set out to interrogate these rival arguments as well as establish whether aboriginal habitation of such forests is supportable, and has a place in the present day Kenya. It answers the question whether under Kenya's existing laws and circumstances, traditional communities should under aboriginal "entitlement" be allowed to enter and inhabit these forests. It is a case study of the said two traditional communities; for reason that they are the ones that have been agitating for their perceived aboriginal "entitlement" to habitation of such forests. Notably, this agitation has not only been through political activism, but also through litigation in national and even regional courts of law; and without success or go-How to cite this paper: Sifuna, N. (2021). The Fate of Aboriginal Habitation of Gazetted State Forests in Present Day Kenya: A Case Study of the Agitation by the Ogiek and Sengwer Traditional Communities. Advances in Anthropology, 11, 99-127.

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Forest Conservation and Utilization in Embobut, Cherangani Hills, Kenya

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Communities attitudes and perceptions towards the status, use and management of Kapolet Forest Reserve in Kenya

Communities attitudes and perceptions towards the status, use and management of Kapolet Forest Reserve in Kenya

An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

The Fate of Aboriginal Habitation of Gazetted State Forests in Present Day Kenya: A Case Study of the Agitation by the Ogiek and Sengwer Traditional Communities

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