Endorois

The Endorois are an indigenous people from the area of Lake Bogoria in the Great Rift Valley region of Kenya. They are a subgroup of the Tugen people, in turn classified as Kalenjin people. They are a pastoralist group that traditionally herded livestock in Lake Bogoria's lowlands and the nearby Mochongoi Forest. In Endorois beliefs, their ancestors originated in the forest, and the lake is the spiritual home of living and dead Endorois. They speak a variety of the Kalenjin languages.

The Endorois lived near Lake Bogoria for centuries before the British Empire claimed it as part of the Kenya Colony. Under the British land ownership system, the area was entrusted to the government on behalf of the Endorois; a trust system continued under independent Kenya. In 1973, the Kenyan government converted the area to a game reserve, requiring the relocation of the Endorois. The Endorois Welfare Council (EWC) was created in 1985 and advocated for the Endorois to return to their land. The EWC filed a case with the High Court in the 1990s, alleging that the removal was illegal, but the court sided with the state. The EWC then filed the Endorois case with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, alleging that the removal had violated their human rights. The commission ruled in favor of the EWC in 2009 and recommended that the government recognise the Endorois community's land claim. As of 2023, the government has not fully granted the Endorois ownership of the land.