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The Ogiek community in Mt Elgon marked the International Day for the World's Indigenous Peoples at Chepkitale. [Osinde Obare, Standard]
The Ogiek community has been urged to embrace cultural and eco-tourism as sustainable ways of generating income, preserving its rich heritage and protecting ancestral land.
Bungoma Public Service Board chairman Fredrick Wanyonyi said the community could turn its cultural heritage into an economic enterprise by adopting innovative tourism initiatives such as open-air living museums.
Wanyonyi said the Ogiek's traditional practices, performances and close relationship with nature presented opportunities for the community to attract tourists while improving livelihoods.
