The government of Kenya massively violated the rights of thousands of people it evicted from its forests recently, its own watchdog has said. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has criticised the evictions, saying neither the law nor internationally accepted regulations were followed. The victims were not given alternative settlement or access to basic necessities like food, shelter and healthcare. The commission is now compiling a report after a fact-finding mission to establish the extent of human rights violations in the evictions, including the one in Kipkurere Forest in Uasin Gishu two weeks ago.