Esther Mwikali
Esther Mwikali | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenya |
| Died | August 2019 Mithini, Murang’a County, Kenya |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Occupation | Land rights activist |
| Known for | Advocacy for land rights of squatters in Kenya |
Esther Mwikali (died August 2019) was a Kenyan land rights activist.
Biography
[edit]Mwikali was a Kenyan land rights activist,[1] who campaigned alongside civil society groups for the rights of people who were called squatters after businesses acquired the land they occupied.[2]
Mwikali disappeared on 25 August 2019, which was noted when she failed to attend a village meeting.[1] On 27 August 2019, Mwikali's body was found at a farm near her homestead in Mithini, Murang’a County, Kenya, displaying signs of torture.[3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Esther Mwikali Wambua". Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) Memorial. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Women's land rights activists' footprints: fighting erasure, defending communal land rights". Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Gikandi, Boniface. "Probe on after land activist is found dead". The Standard. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Esther Mwikali". Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Defending the defenders of land rights and ecosystems". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Onyango, Leonard (3 August 2020). "Kenya Among Countries Hostile to Environmentalists - Report". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2025.