Encompassing some 2,700 square kilometers, Mau Forest is considered the most important water catchment in western Kenya, providing water to millions of people. But recent satellite data reveal ...

The Mau Forest Complex, situated in Kenya’s Rift Valley province, forms the catchment of the main rivers that provide water to the western part of the country. Recent excisions in the Mau Complex have ...

These rivers support agriculture, hydro power, urban water supply, tourism and wildlife habitat throughout much of Kenya. The Eastern Mau Forest is the headwaters for Njoro River which empties its ...

Beyond its ecological significance, the Mau Forest is central to Kenya’s climate resilience and water security. Yet, this lifeline has become a battleground for resources, rights, and identity.

Kenya’s notorious “General” Baimungi, the meanest Mau Mau of them all ... carrying off more than 50 men and women to their four forest camps. Baimungi’s men administered oaths of ...

To prevent their secession and fight off the raiders, one Kenya politician has urged the government to send former Mau Mau terrorists into the area. Contact us at [email protected] ...