This archive report was first published on 23 October 2019.
On October 22, 2019, Judge Weldon Korir of the Milimani Constitutional and Human Rights Division issued a conservatory order, restraining the state and its agents from interfering with the settlers in Inyali settlement.
The order was issued in response to a petition filed by 20 settlers, led by Mohamed Ismael, who are seeking to stop the government from arresting, evicting, or harassing the pastoral community.
The petitioners argue that they are the bonafide occupants of the Inyali settlement, having been born, bred, and educated there for over 35 years. They claim to have developed houses, water tanks, dams, graves, cattle dips, churches, mosques, clinics, and schools, and have a recognized polling station where they vote.
According to their lawyer, Innocent Muganda, the petitioners risk losing their livestock, including approximately 5,000 heads of cattle, 4,000 camels, and 6,000 goats, if they are evicted.
The matter will be heard on November 5, 2019.
