The African Commission is due to hear a legal case brought by the Endorois, a Kenyan pastoralist community, at an admissibility hearing scheduled to take place in Dakar in early December. In a significant development in the struggle for rights of the Endorois pastoralists, in June 2004, the Commission accepted a call by rights groups to enact 'Provisional Measures' to prevent irreparable harm to the community and their lands as a result of mining activities. The Commission made an urgent appeal to President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, urging him to ensure 'no further issuance of the alleged mining concessions'. The case is likely to coincide with Kenyan 'pastoralist week' during which communities will raise rights issues and threats to their future cultural survival.