Lawmakers in Kenya have launched an investigation into the alleged takeover of over 47,000 acres of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve by private investors. This disputed land, located in the Olkiombo area of Narok County, is crucial for the wildebeest migration and local livelihoods.

• Approximately 47,000 acres of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve are reportedly at risk.
• The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Lands, chaired by North Mugirango MP Joash Nyamoko, is investigating the matter.
• A separate court case has blocked the opening of a new US-owned Safari Lodge in Maasai Mara, with nightly rates starting at Ksh451,423 ($3,500) per person, after a petition by Meitamei Olol Dapash, Director of the Institute for Maasai Education, Research and Conservation (MERC).