Country:Uganda

Director:Kalundi Serumaga

Program:Eastern Parallels

Summary:

The Benet Ndorobo people of Mt Elgon are driven out of their home in the name of environmental protection and development. The irony is that now they lead poorer and less secure lives, and the destruction to the forest is on the increase. Theirs is the first community to have pursued litigation against a sitting government and obtain a consent judgement.