Defenders Coalition and Amnesty International- Kenya held an advocacy week dubbed Week of Action between 1-7 October 2019 to highlight the plight of Sengwer Community.

The week had activities planned to mainstream various human rights violations and social injustices committed against minority communities. The activities included media fellowship, intensive social media campaigns global solidarity through Missions, public presentations of signature petitions, human rights conservation conference and walk for justice.

All the aforementioned activities culminated to a walk for justice march to the presidency with one aim: to present signature petitions to the presidents demanding for recognition and protection of their constitutional right to their ancestral land in Embobut Forest. 

The community kicked off their march from Kapkop glade in Embobut Forest, marched through Elgeyo Marakwet, Tranzoia County up to the capital Nairobi on October 7- a day when the entire world marks the World Habitat Day.

A total of 150 community leaders appointed by Sengwer community, with the support of both Defenders Coalition and Amnesty International- Kenya marched through the streets of Nairobi City and presented their petition to the presidency successfully. However, the Presidency has not replied or issued any communication to the effect of acting on the petition.

Sengwer Community is an indigenous group and inhabitants of Embobut Forest in Rlgeyo Marakwet County. They have peacefully co-existed with the fauna and flora in the forest until recently when the government conducted forceful evictions.

Members of the community is estimated to be about 70,000. The evictions resulted to severe violations of human rights not limited to the right to ancestral land, education, health, safe and clean and healthy environment. The Sengwer Community are not against evacuating the forest because of conservation purposes but want social justice served in the entire process.