Film: The Battle for Laikipia
ABI-staff member Edwin Mutyenyoka will discuss the political and social implications presented in the documentary.
The Battle of Laikipia paints a panorama of an escalating conflict in the heart of Kenya: on the Laikipia plateau, nomadic Samburu pastoralists and white landowners have been confronting each other for decades – a legacy of colonial land grabbing that is now being reignited by apocalyptic droughts and disputed water and grazing rights. The film documents how a dangerous dynamic is emerging in the grass-poor plains: Herds are led onto irrigated, fenced-off ranches and armed confrontations escalate.
Directors: Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi
Duration: 94min
Language: Swahili, English, Samburu ; Subtitles: English
This event is part of the Greenmotions Festival - happening in Freiburg from Nov 05-09!